Resolute desk

A replica of the desk was on display during the [[58th Venice Biennale]] as a part of [[Kenneth Goldsmith]]'s exhibition ''HILLARY: The Hillary Clinton Emails.'' [[Hillary Clinton]] sat at the replica for nearly an hour, leafing through over 60,000 of her emails that were printed out.{{Cite news |last=Folley |first=Aris |date=September 11, 2019 |title=Hillary Clinton leaves through her emails for nearly an hour at resolute desk in art exhibit |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/461009-hillary-clinton-leafs-through-her-emails-for-nearly-an-hour-at|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211232943/https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/461009-hillary-clinton-leafs-through-her-emails-for-nearly-an-hour-at |archive-date=December 11, 2020 }}

A replica of the desk was on display during the [[58th Venice Biennale]] as a part of [[Kenneth Goldsmith]]'s exhibition ''HILLARY: The Hillary Clinton Emails.'' [[Hillary Clinton]] sat at the replica for nearly an hour, leafing through over 60,000 of her emails that were printed out.{{Cite news |last=Folley |first=Aris |date=September 11, 2019 |title=Hillary Clinton leaves through her emails for nearly an hour at resolute desk in art exhibit |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/461009-hillary-clinton-leafs-through-her-emails-for-nearly-an-hour-at|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211232943/https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/461009-hillary-clinton-leafs-through-her-emails-for-nearly-an-hour-at |archive-date=December 11, 2020 }}

A replica of the ''Resolute'' desk is on display in the [[Mar-a-Lago]] lobby.{{Cite web |title=Is the Resolute Desk at Mar-a-Lago? |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/politics/a69305996/is-the-resolute-desk-at-mar-a-lago/ |last=Burack |first=Emily |date=2025-11-10 |website=[[Town and Country Magazine]]|access-date=November 16, 2025}} Donald Trump has a replica of the ''Resolute'' desk at [[Mar-a-Lago]]. This replica, nicknamed the Trump Desk, was crafted by the French artist {{ill|Rémi Le Forestier|fr}} using oak from Belleau Wood, as a tribute to the [[United States Marine Corps|American Marines]] who sacrificed their lives at the [[Battle of Belleau Wood]].{{Cite web |date=2024-11-19 |title=INSOLITE. Il fabrique pour Donald Trump la réplique du bureau de la Maison-Blanche : "son équipe m'a contacté pour me remercier" |url=https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/hauts-de-france/aisne/insolite-il-fabrique-pour-donald-trump-la-replique-du-bureau-de-la-maison-blanche-son-equipe-m-a-contacte-pour-me-remercier-3062335.html |access-date=2026-04-17 |website=France 3 Hauts-de-France |language=fr-FR}}

A disproportioned replica of the ''Resolute'' desk is on display in the [[Mar-a-Lago]] lobby.{{Cite web |title=Is the Resolute Desk at Mar-a-Lago? |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/politics/a69305996/is-the-resolute-desk-at-mar-a-lago/ |last=Burack |first=Emily |date=2025-11-10 |website=[[Town and Country Magazine]]|access-date=November 16, 2025}} Donald Trump has a replica of the ''Resolute'' desk at [[Mar-a-Lago]]. This replica, nicknamed the Trump Desk, was crafted by the French artist {{ill|Rémi Le Forestier|fr}} using oak from Belleau Wood, as a tribute to the [[United States Marine Corps|American Marines]] who sacrificed their lives at the [[Battle of Belleau Wood]].{{Cite web |date=2024-11-19 |title=INSOLITE. Il fabrique pour Donald Trump la réplique du bureau de la Maison-Blanche : "son équipe m'a contacté pour me remercier" |url=https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/hauts-de-france/aisne/insolite-il-fabrique-pour-donald-trump-la-replique-du-bureau-de-la-maison-blanche-son-equipe-m-a-contacte-pour-me-remercier-3062335.html |access-date=2026-04-17 |website=France 3 Hauts-de-France |language=fr-FR}}

The commercial sale of presidential furniture reproductions is a small but growing business. Companies such as New York First Co. and Victorian Replicas build or distribute replicas of the ''Resolute'' desk for commercial buyers. In a 2009 article in ''Woodshop News'', David Newton from Victorian Replicas said that he had sold more than fifty replica ''Resolute'' desks. According to him, "Some people use them in their homes, and a large number of people who are lawyers like to have them."{{Cite news |date=January 7, 2009 |title=Hail to the chair |work=Woodshop News |url=https://www.woodshopnews.com/features/hail-to-the-chair|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127224808/https://www.woodshopnews.com/features/hail-to-the-chair |archive-date=January 27, 2021 }} Replicas were also on sale in 2015 through [[SkyMall]] for $5,499,{{Cite news |last=Drucker |first=Ali |date=April 9, 2015 |title=11 Of The Most Expensive Gifts To The White House |work=[[Thrillist]] |url=https://www.thrillist.com/culture/most-expensive-gifts-to-the-white-house|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826070655/https://www.thrillist.com/culture/most-expensive-gifts-to-the-white-house |archive-date=August 26, 2021 }} through the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library's online store for $6,999.99,{{Cite web |title=Oval Office Presidents' H.M.S. Resolute Desk |url=https://store.jfklibrary.org/oval-office-presidents-h-m-s-resolute-desk.html |website=[[John F. Kennedy Presidential Library]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214210821/https://store.jfklibrary.org/oval-office-presidents-h-m-s-resolute-desk.html |archive-date=February 14, 2021 }} and in 2020, a full-scale replica of the Oval Office was put up for auction as part of [[Bonhams]] American Presidential Experience Auction for $40,000–$60,000.{{Cite news |date=September 18, 2020 |title=Own your own Oval Office |work=Rakewell |publisher=[[Apollo (magazine)|Apollo]] |url=https://www.apollo-magazine.com/replica-oval-office-bonhams/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826070709/https://www.apollo-magazine.com/replica-oval-office-bonhams/ |archive-date=August 26, 2021 }}

The commercial sale of presidential furniture reproductions is a small but growing business. Companies such as New York First Co. and Victorian Replicas build or distribute replicas of the ''Resolute'' desk for commercial buyers. In a 2009 article in ''Woodshop News'', David Newton from Victorian Replicas said that he had sold more than fifty replica ''Resolute'' desks. According to him, "Some people use them in their homes, and a large number of people who are lawyers like to have them."{{Cite news |date=January 7, 2009 |title=Hail to the chair |work=Woodshop News |url=https://www.woodshopnews.com/features/hail-to-the-chair|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127224808/https://www.woodshopnews.com/features/hail-to-the-chair |archive-date=January 27, 2021 }} Replicas were also on sale in 2015 through [[SkyMall]] for $5,499,{{Cite news |last=Drucker |first=Ali |date=April 9, 2015 |title=11 Of The Most Expensive Gifts To The White House |work=[[Thrillist]] |url=https://www.thrillist.com/culture/most-expensive-gifts-to-the-white-house|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826070655/https://www.thrillist.com/culture/most-expensive-gifts-to-the-white-house |archive-date=August 26, 2021 }} through the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library's online store for $6,999.99,{{Cite web |title=Oval Office Presidents' H.M.S. Resolute Desk |url=https://store.jfklibrary.org/oval-office-presidents-h-m-s-resolute-desk.html |website=[[John F. Kennedy Presidential Library]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214210821/https://store.jfklibrary.org/oval-office-presidents-h-m-s-resolute-desk.html |archive-date=February 14, 2021 }} and in 2020, a full-scale replica of the Oval Office was put up for auction as part of [[Bonhams]] American Presidential Experience Auction for $40,000–$60,000.{{Cite news |date=September 18, 2020 |title=Own your own Oval Office |work=Rakewell |publisher=[[Apollo (magazine)|Apollo]] |url=https://www.apollo-magazine.com/replica-oval-office-bonhams/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826070709/https://www.apollo-magazine.com/replica-oval-office-bonhams/ |archive-date=August 26, 2021 }}