Is 1876 the code from the resolute desk?

Apparently it was built from the timbers of the Resolute (a former exploration ship).

there is 2 resolute desks

its called the resolute desk.

Because Lyndon Johnson was to big for the Resolute Desk, so he decided to use his own Desk, The Johnson Desk.

It was on the Statue of Liberty in Paris where they find the inscription from Laboulaye: Across the sea these twins stand resolute to preserve what we are looking for. Laboulaye 1876. And 1876 is the code needed to open the secret compartment in both the resolute desks.

Ronald Reagan modify the resolute desk by adding separate wings. This is a desk that is used in the white house.

Been watching National Treasure? He either didn't exist, or was no one of import. He wasn't a Chinese puzzle box builder, and he didn't build the Queen Victoria Desk or the Resolute Desk. The HMS Resolute was decommissioned in 1879, so Gilmary couldn't have built the desk in 1876. The Resolute Desk doesn't have a twin, the Queen Victoria Desk is smaller and has been in the Bedford Whaling Museum in Boston since 1983. It is NOT in Buckingham Palace.

Yes, Queen Victoria had two identical desks made from the timbers of HMS Resolute, one of which became the Resolute Desk of the Oval Office. There is however some controversy over the location of the twin desk.

The Resolute Desk is the desk in the President's Oval Office. It does not have a secret lock, but in the movie 'National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets,' there is a secret compartment in the desk as part of the plot.

There are two Resolute desks, one of which is located in Buckingham Palace and the other of which is normally the desk in the Oval Office of the White House (though some presidents have used other desks). The desks are named after HMS Resolute, and are made from her timber.

This desk was given to President Hayes in 1880 by Queen Victoria. It was probably made that year or the year before, It was made from wood from the ship Resolute.

The airport code for Resolute Bay Airport is YRB.

Yes, there is a Resolute Desk in the Oval Office. It came from the timbers of the British ship HMS RESOLUTE, abandoned in the Arctic in the 1850's, salvaged, and returned to Britain by the US Congress. Queen Victoria sent the desk to President Hayes as a token of friendship and this started the Special Relationship between the USA and Britain. A good book that covers the story is "HMS Resolute" by Elizabeth Matthews.

The President's Desk, aka the Resolute Desk, after the ship it's made from, is English Oak. It was a gift from the Queen of England to Pres. Rutherford B. Hayes.

What do you mean by "a code"? The two desks were made of timbers from HMS Resolute when she was decommissioned. One is in Buckingham Palace and the other was presented to the United States and is in the White House. All except three Presidents since 1879 have used this desk, either in the Oval Office or in the President's private study.

I doubt it, but it sure makes a good thing for a movie.

YES! hello this is wikipedia member there was no way civilization could be that advanced to create a secret compartment in the resolutes desk

The resolute desk in the Oval office, as well as its twin in Buckingham Palace.

Rutherford B. Hayes was the first to use the desk, called the Resolute desk, a gift from Queen Victoria in 1880. It was built from the timber of the British Arctic Exploration Ship, The Resolute. Since then most of the presidents have sat at the desk in various locations around the White House. It was first moved to the Oval Office by Jackie Kennedy, when her husband was president. When Kennedy was assassinated, Lyndon Johnson yielded the desk to museum exhibits. President Jimmy Carter reinstated the desk to the Oval Office, where -- except for a period in George H.W. Bush's private office -- it has remained, ever since. Many presidential libraries and some museum exhibits feature exact replicas of the Resolute desk.

Sorry kids, there are no secret compartments in the real Resolute Desk. There is a front panel that was added by President F. D. Roosevelt to hide his leg braces and wheelchair. There is a famous photo of Jon Jon Kennedy in it later. A good book about HMS RESOLUTE, the ship the desk was made from, has been written by Elizabeth Matthews - the historic notes at the back include the history of the Resolute desk itself- but the whole story begins with the ship and has such diverse characters as a sadistic commander, Quaker abolitionists, intrepid Arctic explorers, a pro-slavery senator, conniving politicians, an Irish sea captain's wife and her headstrong daughter, and Yankee whalers! Although there is a little room in the queens chamber

Queen Victoria did have a writing table constructed from the timbers of the HMS Resolute, which was kept for many years in Buckingham Palace, is in fact a twin of the desk in Washington. It may be a twin, but it is not an identical twin. The writing table is smaller, has a wood top and 4 legs. It is presently on loan from Buckingham Palace to the Royal Naval Museum. The Resolute Desk is a partners desk with two pedestals and a top with 6 drawers. In addition, there is another desk - a smaller ladies desk which is in the Boston Whaling Museum. It was made for the widow of the HMS Resolute's captain Grinell. Furthermore, there is at least one small writing case that was also made from the HMS Resolute timbers. Pictures may be seen on the VictorianReplicas.com website.

NEWS: there will be plans available from the web site in the future. icanbuildthat.com/index.html these plans were developed to build a copy with a Credenza, that did not exist. They now exist, and you can buy them here with the buy button. behance.net/gallery/The-Resolute-Desk-Blueprints/2721827 And now up and running: facebook.com/TheResoluteDeskBlueprints

Nixon had an allergy to oak and a few other woods.They would cause skin rashes.

Probably code books and/or weapons.

YES. There is a secret compartment as shown in the film National Treasure. The Queen of England made some modifications to the desk in 1927. If some people don't believe this, they are idiots.