 Lady Bird Johnson listening to President Lyndon B. Johnson, at the desk, on the phone upon Robert Kennedy's death | |
| Designer | Thomas D. Wadelton |
|---|---|
| Date | 1909 |
| Made in | Chicago, Illinois |
| Materials | Mahogany, leather |
| Height | 30.25 in (76.8 cm) |
| Width | 75.5 in (192 cm) |
| Depth | 42.5 in (108 cm) |
| Collection | United States Senate |
The Johnson desk is a mahogany partners desk that was used by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson in the Oval Office as his Oval Office desk. One of only six desks used by a president in the Oval Office, it was designed by Thomas D. Wadelton and built in 1909 by S. Karpen and Bros. in Chicago. The desk was built as part of 125 seven-piece office sets for senators' offices in the Russell Senate Office Building, and was used by Johnson during his terms as U.S. Senator, Vice President, and President. It is currently located at Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum as part of a replica Oval Office.