User talk:Legolas12358

Eagle's head on presidential seal
Hi Legolas. There is popular belief that the head of the eagle in the Seal of the President of the United States changes direction with the nation's state of war or peace, choosing to look either at the talon of arrows, or the talon holding the olive branch. This is a misconception, possibly due to an explanation offered by President Truman when he had the eagle in the presiential seal reoriented to face the olive branch.

To begin, the seal of the president is based largely on the Great Seal of the United States where the eagle faces towards his right, the talon with the olive branch. The presidential seal did not exist until it was designed during the Hayes administration in 1880. Previous to the that the Great Seal of the United States was used by the president. The new presidential seal, possibly based on a desire to look more distinct from the great seal, faced its left talon holding the arrows. This orientation continued through peace and through war until President Truman, who was very fascinated with the White House and the symbols of the American presidency. Truman was told that the presidential seal was not heraldically correct and should face its right side. Truman had the seal changed, and with the second world war having just concluded, announced that the eagle now signaled that while America was prepared for war, the nation favored peace.

There still are a few vestiges of the old seal to be found: at one point the seal of the president was inlaid in brass into the marble floor of the White House foyer. Truman thought it disrepectful that people would walk across the seal and had it moved above the door to the Diplomatic Reception Room in the ground floor of the White House. The Resolute desk, presently in the Oval Office is a "partners desk," and originaly had an opening in the front. FDR, not wanting to have his braces show had a panel door made to cover the opening. The old version of the seal is still there and there are pictures of JFK's children playing with that door. CApitol3 21:34, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

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