- Designed by Thomas U. Walter in 1858
- Historic walnut desk
- Occupied by the presiding officer of the United States Senate since 1858 - 1949
- First user was Vice President John Breckenridge (1857-1861)
- Last user was Vice President Alben W. Barkley from January 3, 1949 to July 1949
A color photo of the Research/ Reading Room in Margaret I. King North Library. The desk at the left was Vice President Barkley's desk from the United States Senate. Photographer: Terry Warth, 1985, University of Kentucky, University of Kentucky general photographic prints