“They had a bunch of plates in there. I’m not a dish guy.”
— President Obama, speaking to Vanity Fair about the Oval Office decor. Obama said he didn’t redecorate after taking office, but he did replace the plates of prior administrations that lined the shelves with patent models and applications, including the 1849 patent model of Samuel Morse’s first telegraph.
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