Edema or Oedema means swelling due to fluid retention within the body. It can be physiological in a few cases, but in most cases it is due to some underlying pathology or drug-induced. Edema may be present in any part of the body, but is visible in dependent parts of the body, like the hands, ankles and legs.dema or Oedema is a kind of swelling due to fluid retention in the body. It can be due to physiological or pathological causes. Edema generally occurs on the hands, arms, ankles, legs and the feet.
During the Nixon administration (1969â74), First Lady Pat Nixon refurbished the Green Room, Blue Room, and Red Room, working with Clement Conger, the curator appointed by President Richard Nixon. Mrs. Nixon's efforts brought more than 600 artifacts to the house, the largest acquisition by any administration.
Nixon chose this desk as his Oval Office Desk due to his belief that it was used by former President Woodrow Wilson. Nixon had used the desk in the Vice President's Room of the United States Capitol during the Eisenhower Administration and, when he become president, he had it moved to the Oval Office.