241:
298:
222:
260:
374:
397:
355:
202:
336:
25:
150:
1309:
1291:
37:
279:
1297:
317:
1303:
122:"... was partially gifted (and partially purchased) the 'wonderful collection of very beautiful and rather feminine American furniture' by the Seymours from Boston's Vernon Stoneman in 1972." Since installation in the Oval Office, it has been at the room's northeast corner (between the visiting guests' door from the
177:
administrations, from 1965 – 1969. All 85 clocks in the White House (including the 12 longcase clocks), were maintained and wound by John
Muffler, the White House's chief electrician and longest-serving employee. The chimes on all White House clocks have all been disabled since an order by
138:
during "one of the most pivotal chapters in
American history" to create "truly iconic pieces of American furniture". Its commercial value has been estimated at $ 100,000. An almost identical Seymour clock of the same period and materials is in the collection of the
149:
240:
434:
The
President returned briefly to the problem of leaks. I then got up and left out the door by the grandfather clock, making my way through the large group of people waiting there, including Mr. Priebus and the Vice President
794:
195:
Due to its location, the clock has appeared in the background of many official photographs of successive
American presidents receiving world leaders in the Oval Office, and during meetings:
556:
297:
431:
After he had spoken for a few minutes about leaks, Reince
Priebus leaned in through the door by the grandfather clock and I could see a group of people waiting behind him ...
373:
926:
259:
221:
278:
894:
1453:
1330:
201:
1485:
159:
Panorama of the Oval Office (2017) showing the location of the clock next to the northeast "hidden" door leading to the office of the president's secretary.
424:. This very specific and repeated mention of the clock raised increased interest in the clock's own history and caused a minor sensation on social media.
1477:
1498:
737:
192:
when he spent forty-eight hours continuously in the Oval Office, "No matter who was with me, we watched the big grandfather clock by the door."
1390:
354:
316:
428:
When the door by the grandfather clock closed, and we were alone, the
President began by saying, 'I want to talk about Mike Flynn.' ...
762:
1400:
1742:
1547:
1461:
417:
947:
477:
1684:
978:
335:
1737:
1568:
1179:
1711:
1022:
156:
1694:
1448:
1362:
1469:
1103:
1075:
720:
1716:
189:
1395:
535:
1689:
1276:
999:
1578:
1573:
1164:
1552:
1410:
608:
396:
1679:
1628:
1420:
1415:
653:
1752:
1674:
1669:
1405:
1325:
1225:
140:
111:
43:
1535:
1530:
1525:
1443:
1340:
1108:
971:
557:"How a grandfather clock from Boston landed in the Oval Office — and Comey's memo – The Boston Globe"
169:
Prior to the
Seymour clock, another had preceded it in the Oval Office's northeast corner during the
130:). Immigrants from England, the Seymours (father and son) are considered master cabinetmakers in the
73:
1747:
1540:
1345:
1271:
1200:
1169:
421:
1515:
1235:
1184:
1139:
127:
685:
76:
it has remained one of the few constant features in the office, throughout several renovations.
1664:
1600:
1220:
1174:
1118:
1027:
1016:
288:
123:
68:, made between 1795 and 1805 in Boston by John and Thomas Seymour, and has been located in the
408:'s national security adviser – the Seymour clock and northeast door are visible in background.
1648:
1623:
710:
1215:
1067:
964:
844:
586:
107:
8:
1643:
1618:
1510:
1113:
1056:
1010:
763:"Trump Also Just Met With Henry Kissinger, aka Richard Nixon's National Security Adviser"
1588:
1230:
1159:
869:
628:
307:
416:, in his written statement to Congress, published the day before his testimony to the
1357:
1250:
1205:
1096:
1033:
902:
770:
716:
661:
510:
284:
170:
131:
818:
502:
1595:
1255:
24:
1430:
1210:
1039:
401:
269:
231:
179:
1706:
1493:
1372:
1367:
1245:
738:"Henry Kissinger visits White House, surprises media with Oval Office photo-op"
326:
322:
208:
119:
65:
1731:
1699:
1638:
1633:
1154:
906:
774:
665:
514:
451:
405:
383:
345:
265:
250:
174:
581:
1290:
1123:
360:
341:
303:
246:
185:
1583:
1438:
1335:
1240:
1045:
987:
413:
364:
227:
135:
99:
69:
57:
89:
36:
1520:
1505:
1144:
1091:
1005:
212:
115:
795:"'I expect loyalty,' Trump told Comey, according to written testimony"
1382:
1317:
1149:
629:"Case attributed to Thomas Seymour | Tall Clock | American | The Met"
379:
96:
85:
927:"Text: Ex-FBI Director Comey's Prepared Testimony to Senate Panel"
930:
412:
The clock was mentioned specifically by the former FBI director
956:
103:
92:
1302:
895:"James Comey's Senate Testimony Is a Pulpy, Literary Treat"
182:, due to the difficulty of keeping them all synchronized.
582:"The Furniture Masterworks of John & Thomas Seymour"
478:"Treasures of the White House: Seymour Tall Case Clock"
948:
Treasures of the White House: Seymour tall case clock
819:"Key quotes from James Comey's testimony to Congress"
16:
Longcase clock in the oval office of the White House
654:"He's Having a Great Time as White House Clock Man"
633:
400:President Donald Trump in a photo opportunity with
1729:
114:. According to a memo prepared for First Lady
1712:President's House, Ninth Street, Philadelphia
972:
760:
536:"The Oval Office Got A Very Trump Makeover"
979:
965:
422:being dismissed by President Donald Trump
188:said that, during the last stages of the
164:
1401:Presidential Emergency Operations Center
503:"White House Oval Office Is Redecorated"
500:
395:
1548:White House to Treasury Building tunnel
892:
686:"Bill Allman hosts Ask the White House"
651:
418:Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
1730:
708:
960:
867:
842:
712:Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President
64:, is an 8-foot-10-inch (269 cm)
1569:Eisenhower Executive Office Building
609:"How Much Is the White House Worth?"
472:
470:
386:meet with Republican senators (2021)
690:georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov
652:Knutson, Lawrence L. (1996-12-22).
501:Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (2010-08-31).
13:
1695:White House Historical Association
952:White House Historical Association
606:
579:
482:White House Historical Association
391:
14:
1764:
941:
761:Mathis-Lilley, Ben (2017-05-10).
554:
467:
118:in 1975, the previous First Lady
1307:
1301:
1295:
1289:
715:. University of Arkansas Press.
372:
353:
334:
315:
296:
277:
258:
239:
220:
200:
190:Iran hostage crisis negotiations
148:
134:. They perfected their craft in
35:
30:Seymour clock in the Oval Office
23:
1396:Graphics and Calligraphy Office
986:
919:
886:
861:
836:
811:
787:
754:
735:
729:
702:
533:
1743:Furnishings of the White House
1717:New York City Government House
1690:Solar power at the White House
1000:President of the United States
678:
645:
621:
600:
573:
548:
527:
494:
110:likely made by James Doull of
1:
1579:White House Conference Center
1574:New Executive Office Building
1463:Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
1002:(1800–1814; 1817–1948; 1952–)
460:
62:Oval Office grandfather clock
60:, more commonly known as the
42:Similar Seymour clock in the
1553:White House vegetable garden
893:Waldman, Katy (2017-06-07).
709:Carter, Jimmy (2013-10-01).
7:
1738:Clocks in the United States
1541:Tennis and basketball court
1421:White House Military Office
843:Jaffy, Bradd (2017-06-07).
445:
124:Personal Secretary's office
79:
10:
1769:
1406:White House Family Theater
998:Official residence of the
868:Viser, Matt (2017-06-07).
141:Metropolitan Museum of Art
112:Charlestown, Massachusetts
44:Metropolitan Museum of Art
1657:
1609:
1561:
1444:Jacqueline Kennedy Garden
1429:
1381:
1316:
1287:
1264:
1193:
1132:
1109:Diplomatic Reception Room
1084:
1066:
1055:
994:
74:presidency of Gerald Ford
1391:Office of the First Lady
1226:President's Dining Room
54:Seymour tall case clock
1601:Presidential Townhouse
1028:Germantown White House
1017:Alexander Macomb House
443:
409:
289:Operation Desert Storm
165:Historical appearances
126:and the portal to the
72:since 1975. Since the
1649:West Executive Avenue
1624:East Executive Avenue
1104:Office of the Curator
1076:Chief Floral Designer
426:
399:
291:with officials (1991)
102:", a "double lunette
1487:Marquis de Lafayette
1236:Queens' Sitting Room
1216:Lincoln Sitting Room
587:Peabody Essex Museum
1644:Pennsylvania Avenue
1619:Constitution Avenue
1471:Comte de Rochambeau
1363:Press Briefing Room
1221:President's Bedroom
1011:Samuel Osgood House
1589:Peter Parker House
1479:Tadeusz Kościuszko
1160:Family Dining Room
534:Luu, Christopher.
507:The New York Times
410:
308:Madeleine Albright
1753:Individual clocks
1725:
1724:
1685:Security breaches
1499:St. John's Church
1358:Oval Office Study
1285:
1284:
1251:West Sitting Hall
1206:East Sitting Hall
1180:State Dining Room
1034:The Octagon House
1023:President's House
658:Los Angeles Times
285:George H. W. Bush
207:Prior clock near
171:Lyndon B. Johnson
1760:
1596:Trowbridge House
1511:President's Park
1449:Lafayette Square
1411:Social Secretary
1331:Executive Office
1311:
1310:
1305:
1299:
1298:
1293:
1256:Yellow Oval Room
1064:
1063:
981:
974:
967:
958:
957:
935:
934:
923:
917:
916:
914:
913:
890:
884:
883:
881:
880:
865:
859:
858:
856:
855:
840:
834:
833:
831:
830:
815:
809:
808:
806:
805:
791:
785:
784:
782:
781:
758:
752:
751:
749:
748:
733:
727:
726:
706:
700:
699:
697:
696:
682:
676:
675:
673:
672:
649:
643:
642:
640:
639:
625:
619:
618:
616:
615:
604:
598:
597:
595:
594:
580:Mussey, Robert.
577:
571:
570:
568:
567:
552:
546:
545:
543:
542:
531:
525:
524:
522:
521:
498:
492:
491:
489:
488:
474:
441:
376:
357:
338:
319:
300:
281:
262:
243:
224:
204:
152:
39:
27:
1768:
1767:
1763:
1762:
1761:
1759:
1758:
1757:
1748:Longcase clocks
1728:
1727:
1726:
1721:
1653:
1611:
1605:
1557:
1425:
1416:Visitors Office
1377:
1312:
1308:
1306:
1300:
1296:
1294:
1281:
1260:
1231:Queens' Bedroom
1211:Lincoln Bedroom
1189:
1165:Grand Staircase
1128:
1080:
1058:
1051:
1040:Seven Buildings
1026:
1009:
990:
985:
944:
939:
938:
925:
924:
920:
911:
909:
891:
887:
878:
876:
866:
862:
853:
851:
841:
837:
828:
826:
817:
816:
812:
803:
801:
799:Washington Post
793:
792:
788:
779:
777:
759:
755:
746:
744:
734:
730:
723:
707:
703:
694:
692:
684:
683:
679:
670:
668:
650:
646:
637:
635:
627:
626:
622:
613:
611:
607:Talati, Sonia.
605:
601:
592:
590:
578:
574:
565:
563:
561:BostonGlobe.com
553:
549:
540:
538:
532:
528:
519:
517:
499:
495:
486:
484:
476:
475:
468:
463:
448:
442:
439:
402:Henry Kissinger
394:
392:Comey testimony
387:
377:
368:
358:
349:
339:
330:
320:
311:
301:
292:
282:
273:
270:Oleg Gordievsky
263:
254:
244:
235:
232:Henry Kissinger
225:
216:
205:
180:Harry S. Truman
167:
162:
161:
160:
158:
153:
88:, it features "
82:
50:
49:
48:
47:
46:
40:
32:
31:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1766:
1756:
1755:
1750:
1745:
1740:
1723:
1722:
1720:
1719:
1714:
1709:
1707:whitehouse.gov
1704:
1703:
1702:
1692:
1687:
1682:
1677:
1675:Reconstruction
1672:
1670:Christmas Tree
1667:
1661:
1659:
1655:
1654:
1652:
1651:
1646:
1641:
1636:
1631:
1626:
1621:
1615:
1613:
1607:
1606:
1604:
1603:
1598:
1593:
1592:
1591:
1581:
1576:
1571:
1565:
1563:
1559:
1558:
1556:
1555:
1550:
1545:
1544:
1543:
1538:
1533:
1528:
1518:
1513:
1508:
1503:
1502:
1501:
1496:
1494:Navy Yard Urns
1491:
1483:
1475:
1467:
1459:
1455:Andrew Jackson
1446:
1441:
1435:
1433:
1427:
1426:
1424:
1423:
1418:
1413:
1408:
1403:
1398:
1393:
1387:
1385:
1379:
1378:
1376:
1375:
1373:Situation Room
1370:
1368:Roosevelt Room
1365:
1360:
1355:
1354:
1353:
1348:
1343:
1333:
1328:
1322:
1320:
1314:
1313:
1288:
1286:
1283:
1282:
1280:
1279:
1274:
1268:
1266:
1262:
1261:
1259:
1258:
1253:
1248:
1246:Truman Balcony
1243:
1238:
1233:
1228:
1223:
1218:
1213:
1208:
1203:
1197:
1195:
1191:
1190:
1188:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1167:
1162:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1142:
1136:
1134:
1130:
1129:
1127:
1126:
1121:
1116:
1111:
1106:
1101:
1100:
1099:
1088:
1086:
1082:
1081:
1079:
1078:
1072:
1070:
1061:
1053:
1052:
1050:
1049:
1043:
1037:
1031:
1020:
1014:
1003:
995:
992:
991:
984:
983:
976:
969:
961:
955:
954:
943:
942:External links
940:
937:
936:
918:
885:
860:
835:
810:
786:
753:
736:May, Charlie.
728:
721:
701:
677:
644:
620:
599:
572:
555:Ortiz, Aimee.
547:
526:
493:
465:
464:
462:
459:
458:
457:
447:
444:
437:
420:regarding his
393:
390:
389:
388:
378:
371:
369:
359:
352:
350:
340:
333:
331:
327:Valdas Adamkus
323:George W. Bush
321:
314:
312:
302:
295:
293:
283:
276:
274:
264:
257:
255:
245:
238:
236:
226:
219:
217:
209:Lyndon Johnson
206:
199:
166:
163:
155:
154:
147:
146:
145:
128:West Colonnade
120:Patricia Nixon
81:
78:
66:longcase clock
41:
34:
33:
29:
22:
21:
20:
19:
18:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1765:
1754:
1751:
1749:
1746:
1744:
1741:
1739:
1736:
1735:
1733:
1718:
1715:
1713:
1710:
1708:
1705:
1701:
1700:Decatur House
1698:
1697:
1696:
1693:
1691:
1688:
1686:
1683:
1681:
1678:
1676:
1673:
1671:
1668:
1666:
1663:
1662:
1660:
1656:
1650:
1647:
1645:
1642:
1640:
1639:Madison Place
1637:
1635:
1634:Jackson Place
1632:
1630:
1627:
1625:
1622:
1620:
1617:
1616:
1614:
1608:
1602:
1599:
1597:
1594:
1590:
1587:
1586:
1585:
1582:
1580:
1577:
1575:
1572:
1570:
1567:
1566:
1564:
1560:
1554:
1551:
1549:
1546:
1542:
1539:
1537:
1536:Swimming pool
1534:
1532:
1531:Putting green
1529:
1527:
1526:Horseshoe pit
1524:
1523:
1522:
1519:
1517:
1514:
1512:
1509:
1507:
1504:
1500:
1497:
1495:
1492:
1490:
1488:
1484:
1482:
1480:
1476:
1474:
1472:
1468:
1466:
1464:
1460:
1458:
1456:
1452:
1451:
1450:
1447:
1445:
1442:
1440:
1437:
1436:
1434:
1432:
1428:
1422:
1419:
1417:
1414:
1412:
1409:
1407:
1404:
1402:
1399:
1397:
1394:
1392:
1389:
1388:
1386:
1384:
1380:
1374:
1371:
1369:
1366:
1364:
1361:
1359:
1356:
1352:
1349:
1347:
1344:
1342:
1339:
1338:
1337:
1334:
1332:
1329:
1327:
1324:
1323:
1321:
1319:
1315:
1304:
1292:
1278:
1275:
1273:
1270:
1269:
1267:
1263:
1257:
1254:
1252:
1249:
1247:
1244:
1242:
1239:
1237:
1234:
1232:
1229:
1227:
1224:
1222:
1219:
1217:
1214:
1212:
1209:
1207:
1204:
1202:
1199:
1198:
1196:
1192:
1186:
1183:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1173:
1171:
1168:
1166:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1156:
1155:Entrance Hall
1153:
1151:
1148:
1146:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1137:
1135:
1131:
1125:
1122:
1120:
1117:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1105:
1102:
1098:
1095:
1094:
1093:
1090:
1089:
1087:
1083:
1077:
1074:
1073:
1071:
1069:
1065:
1062:
1060:
1054:
1047:
1044:
1041:
1038:
1035:
1032:
1029:
1024:
1021:
1018:
1015:
1012:
1007:
1004:
1001:
997:
996:
993:
989:
982:
977:
975:
970:
968:
963:
962:
959:
953:
949:
946:
945:
933:. 2017-06-07.
932:
928:
922:
908:
904:
900:
896:
889:
875:
871:
864:
850:
846:
845:"@BraddJaffy"
839:
824:
820:
814:
800:
796:
790:
776:
772:
768:
764:
757:
743:
739:
732:
724:
722:9781610752237
718:
714:
713:
705:
691:
687:
681:
667:
663:
659:
655:
648:
634:
630:
624:
610:
603:
589:
588:
583:
576:
562:
558:
551:
537:
530:
516:
512:
508:
504:
497:
483:
479:
473:
471:
466:
456:
454:
450:
449:
436:
432:
429:
425:
423:
419:
415:
407:
406:Richard Nixon
403:
398:
385:
384:Kamala Harris
381:
375:
370:
366:
362:
356:
351:
347:
346:Julia Gillard
343:
337:
332:
328:
324:
318:
313:
309:
305:
299:
294:
290:
286:
280:
275:
271:
267:
266:Ronald Reagan
261:
256:
252:
251:Deng Xiaoping
248:
242:
237:
233:
229:
223:
218:
214:
211:and daughter
210:
203:
198:
197:
196:
193:
191:
187:
183:
181:
176:
175:Richard Nixon
172:
157:
151:
144:
142:
137:
133:
132:federal style
129:
125:
121:
117:
113:
109:
105:
101:
98:
94:
91:
87:
77:
75:
71:
67:
63:
59:
55:
45:
38:
26:
1486:
1478:
1470:
1462:
1454:
1350:
1326:Cabinet Room
1277:Solar panels
1194:Second floor
1124:Vermeil Room
1085:Ground floor
951:
921:
910:. Retrieved
898:
888:
877:. Retrieved
873:
863:
852:. Retrieved
848:
838:
827:. Retrieved
825:. 2017-06-07
822:
813:
802:. Retrieved
798:
789:
778:. Retrieved
766:
756:
745:. Retrieved
741:
731:
711:
704:
693:. Retrieved
689:
680:
669:. Retrieved
657:
647:
636:. Retrieved
632:
623:
612:. Retrieved
602:
591:. Retrieved
585:
575:
564:. Retrieved
560:
550:
539:. Retrieved
529:
518:. Retrieved
506:
496:
485:. Retrieved
481:
452:
433:
430:
427:
411:
361:Donald Trump
342:Barack Obama
304:Bill Clinton
247:Jimmy Carter
194:
186:Jimmy Carter
184:
168:
83:
61:
53:
51:
1629:H Street NW
1584:Blair House
1516:Rose Garden
1439:The Ellipse
1346:call button
1336:Oval Office
1241:Treaty Room
1201:Center Hall
1185:Chief Usher
1133:State floor
1048:(1948–1952)
1046:Blair House
1042:(1815–1817)
1036:(1814–1815)
1030:(1793–1794)
1025:(1790–1800)
1013:(1789–1790)
988:White House
440:James Comey
414:James Comey
365:Theresa May
228:Gerald Ford
136:New England
70:Oval Office
58:White House
1732:Categories
1521:South Lawn
1506:North Lawn
1170:Green Room
1145:Cross Hall
1097:collection
1092:China Room
1006:Camp David
912:2017-06-07
879:2017-06-07
854:2017-06-07
829:2017-06-07
804:2017-06-07
780:2017-06-08
747:2017-06-08
695:2017-06-08
671:2017-06-08
638:2017-06-07
614:2017-06-09
593:2017-06-07
566:2017-06-09
541:2017-06-07
520:2017-06-07
487:2017-06-07
461:References
287:discusses
213:Lynda Bird
173:and early
116:Betty Ford
1383:East Wing
1318:West Wing
1150:East Room
1140:Blue Room
1059:Residence
1057:Executive
907:1091-2339
870:"@mviser"
775:1091-2339
666:0458-3035
515:0362-4331
380:Joe Biden
106:", and a
97:satinwood
1680:Replicas
1272:Flagpole
1175:Red Room
1119:Map Room
1068:Basement
823:BBC News
453:Resolute
446:See also
438:—
108:movement
86:mahogany
84:Made of
80:Features
1665:Artwork
1658:Related
1612:streets
1431:Grounds
1114:Library
1008:(1938–)
931:Reuters
874:Twitter
849:Twitter
100:veneers
56:in the
1610:Nearby
1489:statue
1481:statue
1473:statue
1465:statue
1457:statue
1019:(1790)
905:
773:
719:
664:
513:
367:(2017)
348:(2011)
329:(2007)
310:(1999)
272:(1987)
253:(1979)
234:(1975)
215:(1967)
90:crotch
1562:Annex
1351:clock
899:Slate
767:Slate
742:Salon
104:inlay
93:birch
1341:desk
1265:Roof
903:ISSN
771:ISSN
717:ISBN
662:ISSN
511:ISSN
455:desk
382:and
363:and
344:and
325:and
306:and
268:and
249:and
230:and
95:and
52:The
435:...
1734::
950:–
929:.
901:.
897:.
872:.
847:.
821:.
797:.
769:.
765:.
740:.
688:.
660:.
656:.
631:.
584:.
559:.
509:.
505:.
480:.
469:^
404:,
143:.
980:e
973:t
966:v
915:.
882:.
857:.
832:.
807:.
783:.
750:.
725:.
698:.
674:.
641:.
617:.
596:.
569:.
544:.
523:.
490:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
