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{{dyktalk|1 November|2011|entry=... that [[Richard Nixon]] chose the '''[[Wilson desk]]''' as his [[List of Oval Office desks| Oval Office desk]] because he believed it was used by [[Woodrow Wilson]], but it was actually used by [[Henry Wilson]], [[Vice President of the United States| Vice President]] under [[Ulysses S. Grant]]?}} |
{{dyktalk|1 November|2011|entry=... that [[Richard Nixon]] chose the '''[[Wilson desk]]''' as his [[List of Oval Office desks| Oval Office desk]] because he believed it was used by [[Woodrow Wilson]], but it was actually used by [[Henry Wilson]], [[Vice President of the United States| Vice President]] under [[Ulysses S. Grant]]?|nompage=Template:Did you know nominations/Wilson Desk}} |
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This is kinda' unclear. The article says that the desk was used by every vice president since Hobart since 1897. But Wilson was vice president in 1873. So Wilson didn't actually use the Wilson Desk? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.137.134.61 (talk) 12:57, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
- Wow that is kinda a major oversight on my part and a major discrepancy between the sources... i will look into this and adjust the article accordingly.--Found5dollar (talk) 14:18, 1 November 2011 (UTC)