As Trump noted, President George H.W. Bush used the "C&O Desk" in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Queen Victoria gifted the 1,300-pound desk to Hayes, and it has been used off and on ever since.

George W. Bush tends to deflect questions about his legacy by saying that only history will be the judge of his Presidency, and “I’m just not going to be around to see the final verdict ...

The videoconference marked the end of USAID's 63-year run as an independent agency before its absorption into the State Department.

George W. Bush’s art hobby has been the most interesting thing about his post-Presidential public life. ... News Desk. George W. Bush’s Joy of Painting. By Ian Crouch. April 4, 2014.

Former President Jimmy Carter requested the return of the Resolute Desk in 1977, where it has remained since − except by George H.W Bush who used the C&O Desk.

Since 1977, the Resolute Desk has remained a firm fixture in the Oval Office and used by every president bar George H.W. Bush, who opted for the C&O Desk. Bush Sr is the only president to use the ...

He also wrote a short biography of President George H.W. Bush entitled "41: A Portrait of My Father," published in 2014. The younger Bush has also pursued a non-traditional pastime: Painting .

Personalized cards are shown on the desk in the office of former president George H.W. Bush on Memorial Drive Friday, March 29, 2019, in Houston.

“This desk, the ‘C&O,’ which is also very well-known and was used by President George H.W. Bush and others, has been temporarily installed in the White House while the Resolute Desk is being ...