Tickets. 1  Student Rush Persons with a valid student ID or proof of enrollment are eligible to purchase remaining tickets to all Paramount Presents performances at a 50% discount at the Box Office 45 minutes prior to show time.  Youth/Child Tickets Youth/Child tickets are for patrons ages 12 and younger.
History & Culture. The Resolute desk is a massive oak desk closely associated with presidents of the United States due to its prominent placement in the Oval Office. The desk arrived at the White House in November 1880, as a gift from Britain's Queen Victoria.
President Obama's favorite footstool: The famous Resolute desk. President Obama sparked a stir recently on social media by being photographed with his foot on the famous Resolute desk. A look at his time in the Oval Office shows the Resolute to be one of his favorite resting spots. Conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly, the leader of the 1970s Stop ERA movement, has died.