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The C&O desk is one of six desks ever used in the Oval Office by a sitting President of the United States. The C&O Desk was used in the executive office by only George H. W. Bush, making it one of two Oval Office desks to be used by only one president there. (The other one is the Johnson desk.) Prior to its use in the Oval Office by Bush, the ...
This desk was used by Johnson from the time he was in the United States Senate up through his tenure in the Oval Office. [34] It is one of only two desks to date, along with the C&O desk, to serve only one president. Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Austin, Texas [18] Wilson desk: Richard Nixon: 80.75 by 58.25 inches (205.1 by 148.0 cm ...
The Los Angeles Biltmore is known for being an early home to the Academy Awards ceremony—the Oscars. [14] The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was founded at a luncheon banquet in the Crystal Ballroom in May 1927, when guests such as Louis B. Mayer met to discuss plans for the new organization and presenting achievement awards to colleagues in their industry.
Tallest building constructed in Los Angeles in the 1970s [16] 4 Two California Plaza: 750 (229) Arthur Erickson: 54 1992 Office Tallest building constructed in Los Angeles in the 1990s [17] [18] 5 Gas Company Tower: 749 (228) Richard Keating: 52 1991 Office 77th-tallest building in the United States [19] [20] 6 Bank of America Plaza: 735 (224 ...
The Resolute desk is built from oak timbers that were once part of the ship HMS Resolute. [1] The double pedestal, partners desk is 32.5 in (83 cm) high with a workspace measuring 72 in (180 cm) wide and 48 in (120 cm) deep. [2]
The Wilson desk is a mahogany double-pedestal desk with ornate carving. [2] [3] The 31 in (79 cm) high desk has a workspace which is 80.75 in (205.1 cm) wide and 58.25 in (148.0 cm) deep. [4] The knee-hole extends all the way through the desk and both pedestals contain drawers on both the front and back of the units.
Iran (27.2%) and the United Kingdom (4.8%) were the most common places of birth for the 21.1% of the residents who were born abroad—which was a low percentage for Los Angeles as a whole. The median yearly household income in 2008 dollars was $112,927, high for the city of Los Angeles as well as the county. [3]
The building hosts three glass mosaics by Los Angeles artist Richard Haines: Celebration of our Homeland, Recognition of All Foreign Lands, and Of the People, for the People, by the People. [5] The building design was a collaboration between Welton Becket & Associates, Albert C. Martin & Associates, and Paul R. Williams & Associates. [5]