The desk carved from a British ship of the same name that has been used by nearly every U.S. president since 1880 is the "Resolute Desk." It was made from the oak timbers of the British ship HMS Resolute and was gifted to President Rutherford B. Hayes by Queen Victoria in 1880. The desk has been used by almost every president since Hayes, with a few exceptions such as Presidents Johnson, Nixon, and Ford. It has become a symbol of historic friendship between Britain and the United States and is famously located in the Oval Office