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Digital Artists Recreated The Changes The Oval Office Went Through Over The Last 100 Years
The Oval Office became the central place of every American president since the beginning of the 20th century. It’s a tradition for every incoming president to change the décor in the Oval Office, from the upholstery to the wallpapers. The process is meant to reflect a president’s individual personality and intentions in office, as well as putting their own stamp on the world’s most illustrious room.
It also reflects how the president sees and represents their own country and how they display the sovereignty of the US to the dignitaries of other countries, as the room is used to meet them and share important messages with the citizens. The Oval Office isn’t just for show. Just like any other office, the presidents also use it for day-to-day work and meetings with the staff.
As part of their 50th-anniversary celebrations, American Home Shield decided to look back at the Oval Office’s evolution from 1909 to 2021. In 1909, during the West Wing expansion, William Howard Taft decided to move his office from the Roosevelt Room into what’s now arguably the most iconic seat of power in the world.
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William Howard Taft (1909-1913)
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Taft made the decision to move the executive office from the Roosevelt Room to the room of the president’s secretary (now known as the Chief of Staff) during his expansion of the West Wing. The office had previously been rounded at just one end, but Taft had it remodeled to a more democratic oval shape.
Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921)
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Following a period of reinvention in the West Wing, Taft’s immediate successors made only minor changes to the new Oval Office. President Wilson preferred to work in the Treaty Room (which would later become Obama’s “man-cave”), missing out on Oval Office features such as silk velvet curtains and mahagua wood floor.
Warren Harding (1921-1923)
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Harding died two years into his administration. A poignant photo of the Oval Office in August 1923 shows Harding’s leather desk chair and famous blotter adorned with mourning crepes.
Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929)
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Coolidge’s Oval Office still reflects the work that designer Nathan C. Wyeth did for William Taft. A marble mantel in the neoclassical style adds gravity and authority to the scene, while the fixtures are by celebrated lighting and metalwork company E. F. Caldwell & Co.
Herbert Hoover (1929-1933)
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Wyeth and Taft’s Oval Office was ruined by the White House fire of Christmas Eve, 1929. Sitting President Hoover repaired and expanded the office in a colonial style, with butternut wood-paneled walls.
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945)
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Despite Hoover’s renovations, Roosevelt soon relocated the Oval Office to the southeast corner of the West Wing, where there was better natural light. He also expanded it by two feet. However, he kept Hoover’s 17-piece suite, with which the Grand Rapids Furniture Manufacturers Association had refurnished the old Oval Office. It included a desk, “davenport, club chair, two large and one smaller wing chairs, two tables, swivel desk chair, two armchairs, two bookcases, a small table and three smoking stands of two sizes.”
Harry S. Truman (1945-1953)
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Truman was the first to have a rug with the Seal of the President. It was a continuous blue-green color, with the crest implied by cutting the pile to different lengths. The rug would not be replaced until the day that JFK was assassinated. (This was a coincidence; Jacqueline Kennedy planned for the office to be redecorated while they were away in Texas.)
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)
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Eisenhower is one of just two presidents not to have made significant changes to the décor of the Oval Office. However, he reportedly destroyed the floor with his golf spikes, which he neglected to take off when returning from the putting green he established on the back lawn.
John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)
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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy invited French interior designer Stéphane Boudin to renovate and restore the White House. Boudin introduced a new red rug, white sofas, and pale curtains, but the Kennedys never got to see the finished job. Prior to the renovation, John Kennedy had personalized the space with items including a paperweight made from a coconut shell that saved his life in World War II.
Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969)
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Johnson covered up Eisenhower’s spike-prints with wood-grain linoleum. He also brought the Oval Office into the media age, installing a teletype cabinet and banquette with three television sets. Johnson even had his own TV remote complete with LBJ monogram—so there was no fighting over who controlled the channels!
Richard Nixon (1969-1974)
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Nixon chose a bold combination of blue and gold for his Oval Office—perhaps anticipating that guests would include Elvis Presley. Nixon also brought the Wilson desk (currently used by President Biden) into the office, wrongly believing it to have belonged to his idol, Woodrow Wilson.
Gerald Ford (1974-1977)
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Ford dialed down Nixon’s gold and royal blue to a bright but mellow color scheme of yellow, baby blue, and terracotta. It is Ford who installed the Seymour tall case clock that remains in the Oval Office today. This mahogany timepiece was built around 1800 and is considered a “treasure” of the White House.
Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)
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Carter kept Ford’s décor, but added some personal effects. He also brought back the famous Resolute desk first used by JFK and favored by every president since Carter, with the exception of the Bushes.
Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)
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The 40th President of the United States waited for his second term before redecorating. Of note is the new rug with sunbeam design atop a new floor in walnut and quartered white oak. Reagan also had a 2” base added to the Resolute desk to fit to stop him banging his knees on the drawers.
George H. W. Bush (1989-1993)
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The first President Bush modernized the Oval Office with a steel blue and cream color scheme. He also displayed numerous family photographs. Bush Senior is the only president to have used the C&O desk in his Oval Office—he had grown fond of using it while serving as Reagan’s vice-president.
Bill Clinton (1993-2001)
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Kaki Hockersmith decorated Bill Clinton’s office in a scheme that can’t help but recall the Nixon era. Hockersmith’s eye-catching blue seal rug has recently been brought back into the Oval Office for the Biden administration.
George W. Bush (2001-2009)
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Bush Junior echoed Ronald Reagan with his choice of a sunbeam-themed rug, which designer Ken Blasingame paired with antique gold drapes. The rug itself was designed by First Lady Laura Bush, and was intended to evoke the optimism of sunrise.
Barack Obama (2009-2017)
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President Obama was the first to choose patterned walls, opting for golden tan and light-beige striped wallpaper. The room’s cool fawn-colored velvet sofas and neutral tones reflected the fact that Obama genuinely used the office to sit down and work. “Someone said that Bush’s looked like the kind of room you’d have tea in, and that it was very genteel, but that Obama’s looked like a place you’d have a quick espresso and get down to work,” according to Obama’s designer, Michael S. Smith.
Donald Trump (2017-2021)
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Trump’s choice of drapes turned out to be somewhat ironic. The gold curtains he found in storage were originally chosen by First Lady Hillary Clinton for husband Bill’s Oval Office. Trump also replaced Obama’s wallpaper, opting for a motif of sea scrolls, leaves, and floral medallions, intended to evoke the building’s sense of history.
Joe Biden (2021-)
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President Biden opted to keep the Clinton drapes in the windows and has brought back Clinton’s navy rug, too. New additions include a 3.9-billion-year-old moon rock.
The décor of the Oval Office is a statement of personal taste and of intent. It’s also a chance for the president’s interior designer to make a statement and do something historic.
The White House is a home to be proud of. And like all homeowners, it feels good to take pride in where we live and work, now more than ever. A home warranty can provide the confidence and budget protection you need when a home issue arises, so you can get back to the things you love—like deciding which rug looks best in your home office.
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Blunderbuss09 3 years ago
I like George H. W. Bush's the most; using the iconic blue-and-gold colour themes but ever so slightly muted so it's not overpowering. Classy but tasteful.
Carrie Laughs 3 years ago
I liked that one best too - though I liked the window treatments most where there weren't swags. Just a personal preference of course.
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Roselyn Park 3 years ago
Interesting how there are four chairs lined up in front of the desk in Trump’s iteration of the Oval Office. That reads like some sort of dominance or power play.
Kristin Ingersoll 3 years ago
Joe Biden's office isn't right. I noticed that portrait of Preisent Jackson immediately. That was a trump thing. Biden knew Jackson's ugly legacy and had that crap removed from the Oval Office immediately. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/20/oval-office-joe-biden-busts-paintings-mlk-fdr-franklin
Robin Huff 3 years ago
The first thing I noticed. I always wonder WHEN will they finally take his face off of the $20 dollar bill? Being a supposed hero of the War of 1812 is pretty well negated by genocide.
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Alexei Arntzen 3 years ago
Or, they had more important things to do than redecorate a room
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Dave P 3 years ago
you know that page button has been there since the 1960's and is still there. It just is a intercom for the Kitchen to bring food or drink to the president. All Trump did is let them know a short buzz without saying anything was to bring him a diet coke
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Buzz Anderson 3 years ago
He was the worst. He started this whole thing of treating everyone who did not agree with him as the Enemy of America. He raised taxes ELEVEN TIMES. Funny how people leave out the fact HE ORDERED the Marines to keep their weapons UNLOADED and then they were attacked and 238 Marines died when the guards had no bullets to fire on the terrorists yet he got a free pass on that. Just like his shadow government and the CIA bringing cocaine into America. AND his wife who used astrologists to tell him what to do. NOT to mention the fact he had Demention throughout most of his second term which is why the WH ordered the helicopters to rev up their blades so he could not hear hard questions. HE was a terrible president. Great cheerleader but we don't need cheerleaders. We need actual leaders and we have GOT TO STOP ELECTING CELEBRITIES AND MOVIE STARS AND GAME SHOW HOSTS.. No conservatives have ever helped passed a bill that helped anyone but the rich.
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~Aesthetic Angel~ 3 years ago
I gotta say Ronald and Biden has nice taste in interior designing
*hippie*witchy*bitch* 3 years ago
Donald trump's looks so garish compared to obama's. It feels like he was really trying to tell anyone who entered the room that "YES I AM PRESIDENT"
K.Kobayashi 3 years ago
"Nixon also brought the Wilson desk (currently used by President Biden) into the office" - that's wrong, Biden uses the Resolute desk, not the Wilson desk.
Patti Vance 3 years ago
if these are accurate depictions, interesting note: all potus's have chairs that are at the side/at an angle to desk-except trump who has chair directly across from the desk. this is a psychological power play. it creates division re who is 'in charge', makes a 'bridge' others have to cross. can be used to dictate to, intimidate, etc to put potus in dominant position. side/at angle seats creates area for conversational work by not creating 'barriers' to cross. trump was/is all about intimidation w/his wannabe mob boss persona.
M O'Connell 3 years ago
I like the choice of the curved sofas for JFK. The seem like a nice touch in a diplomatic setting, less adversarial. The Clinton/Biden rug certainly seems like the best choice.
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K.Kobayashi 3 years ago
It's so weird to see the room without the sofas. Did people just stand there to talk to the President? Or did they bring in chairs as needed?
Jutta Plötz 3 years ago
Could be wrong but I once read that the presidents used separate rooms and the gardens for it.
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John C 3 years ago
I'm surprised at how recently the couch-facing-couch layout was adopted; seems like common sense in hindsight. Though I do like Carter's back-to-back couches too.
Pearlkp 3 years ago
I found those back to back couches a really interesting idea, I like it!
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beautiful plumage 3 years ago
correction: trump had a painting of andrew jackson adorning the wall to the left of the resolute desk (from pres. pov). biden's pic above shows that painting as well. but biden swapped it out for a painting of ben franklin. i don't think jackson is a pres to be honored these days. his contributions overall are measured, but his failings are legion. other art in biden's oval--bust of chavez, rosa parks, and lincoln. paintings over the fireplace of fdr (most prominently), washington, lincoln, hamilton, jefferson.
Shine Caramia 3 years ago
I had to look really closely to see any differences at all.
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Roland Evans 3 years ago
We all differ. Nixon's office would give me a headache.
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banana 3 years ago
Although I dislike Nixon as a person, his design is my personal favorite because of how gold and flashy it is. If I were president I'd want something over the top as well.
OpalTheRainwing 3 years ago
I liked Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961) and George H. W. Bush (1989-1993) Offices best
Roland Evans 3 years ago
Eisenhower did nothing to the room. He lived with Truman's choice. I agree with your choices absolutely.
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the one dude who likes cheese 3 years ago
I'm not a huge fan of Obama, but his office looked the best
Aunt Messy 3 years ago
It's dull and dreary. It makes the room look small and sort of closet like.
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Fixit Mann 3 years ago
At first I thought they were all basically the same picture, didn't notice any differences. It's all the same room, right? So what? I had to read the captions underneath to tell the differences. That proves a thousand words are needed to accurately describe a picture, whereas, a picture without words is useless.
Shelli Aderman 3 years ago
I really like the way the Carter Administration chose to make two distinct seating areas. Very practical!
Abby Ryder 3 years ago
Wierd sentence in the last paragraph: "A home warranty can provide the confidence and budget protection you need when a home issue arises, so you can get back to the things you love"
Liz Malcom 3 years ago
Was sponsored by American Home Shield. Home warranty company so they had to include it.
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Oskar vanZandt 3 years ago
Nixon's office looks like it took inspiration from Nero's boudoir... purple was the colour of the Roman emperors, after all.
Carrie Laughs 3 years ago
Looks more blue on my screen but I'm certainly not sure.
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Notorious DBT 3 years ago
Anyone else notice how small the crest is on Trump's carpet and how there are four chairs (one for each of his preferred children plus Jared) AND they are facing the desk instead of on the sides?
Santo Parfano 2 years ago (edited)
All of you "comrades" who bash President Trump are showing your ignorance and support for socialism and tyranny...i.e. Brandon. Trump did more good in his 4 years than all the Presidents collectively after Reagan. Just our energy independence he created that Brandon quickly dismantled so we were energy dependent once again is noteworthy. Yet no liberal will admit to Brandon's shady dealings with China and Russia and he and his sons financial dealings with these countries that want to destroy America. One thing I've learned is you can never reason with someone who's brainwashed, which is what many of you are without knowing it...i.e. psyops from Russia and China as verified by Yuri Bezmenov. When brandon destroys this country you might all wake the heck up but there's no fix for stupid. I won't be surprised if this post gets deleted bc posts here that are decent and pro American evidently get deleted in this comment section by the moderator. Be well...
Cheap Seedbox 2 years ago
Interesting how there are four chairs lined up in front of the desk in Trump’s iteration of the Oval Office. That reads like some sort of dominance or power play. https://cheapseedboxes.com/top-10-seedbox-best-providers-cheap/
Harriet 2 years ago
Trump's Oval office was magnificent, contrary to his political leadership.
Santo Parfano 2 years ago
Keep your ignorance to yourself comrade Harriet. Da....
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Orange is aging 3 years ago
I feel incredibly ashamed that I like trumps the most. If you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go die in a deep hole, never to be seen again :(
Santo Parfano 2 years ago
Another Trump basher. Its getting old considering he was the best president since Reagan.
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Jeremy steiner 3 years ago
Who’s paying for this ? I could think of better things our money could be spent on. Infrastructure that’s falling apart among many other things. Artistically some of these are really good. But if you wanna personalize it you pay for it. That could be the case but I doubt it.
Amy Stone-Chandler 3 years ago
Ironically, you can tell which president's did/didn't care about using tax payers money to redecorate...or how much they spent
Joseph Mainusch 3 years ago (edited)
Hey, "3.9 billion year old moon rock" is not a nice way to refer to our President!
Julie G 3 years ago
Jimmy Carter’s arrangement is the only one that says “I plan on having lots of conversations throughout the day as I work. Here, sit and be comfortable.” Very collaborative and hospitable.
Santo Parfano 2 years ago
Yeah and he was commonly viewed as the absolute worst and incompetent president ever. Let me guess...you hate President Trump? I'm not surprised if you think positive thoughts about an incompetent president
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Phil O'Brien 3 years ago
Who would of thought Truman's office would be so colorful? Seriously the guy bombed the s**t out of Japan
Debbie Kennedy 3 years ago
What about Jed Bartlet’s decor and Matt Santos. The two greatest presidents imho
Idongesit Ibanga 3 years ago
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HelloHolaBonjourNiHao 3 years ago
Nixon was pretty bling, He should have tinted the windows and make it all stanced
im_so_bored13 3 years ago
I personally like Harry S. Truman's version best. I think the colors were the most aesthetically pleasing. Then again, I'm most likely bias because those are my favorite colors.
Jutta Plötz 3 years ago
Correct me if I am wrong,but wasn’t the Oval Office built in 1933 after an fire and before it was the Taft Oval Office?
Hugo A-niro 3 years ago
I liked the Clintons . Trump with the chairs in front of his desk was typical ego fool stuff
Jayna Shin 3 years ago
Does trump really have to have like 7 flags in his room all of them American
Łukasz Markuszewski 3 years ago
Who might thought, that Nixon and Bush Sr would decorate offices so nice?
Noel Bovae 3 years ago
Why'd GWB change the wood floor 😫 It was beautiful before, and now it looks like that cheap ugly linoleum most of us grew up with in our kitchens.
molly cathline 3 years ago
Reagan's is my favorite with George H. W. Bush's coming in second. I hate Clinton's. Interesting that my political views are not lining up with my decor tastes. lol.
Blondhorsecrazy 3 years ago
The TDS oozes from people simply talking about professional designs. Gawd people might wanna try to turn Rachel maddcow off.
WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago
If you look closely, you'll find that Obama has put chairs on the side of his desk which means he thinks that people sitting on the chairs are equal to him. Trump has chairs in front of his desk which means he considers himself higher as the people in those chairs. That's why Trump only got 1 term to destroy the nation while Obama got 2 terms to rebuild the nation.
Caroline 3 years ago
Since Truman, they've all changed the decoration of the office, at the expense of the public. Anywhere in the world, any change of decoration in official buildings should be for repair, not for someone's ego. Especially when they keep telling us commoners to tighten our belts, this is outrageous.
Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago
Yeah, it’s the office decor and not the taxcuts for billionaires that are the problem. Sure, Carrie.
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Ken Kweku Nimo 3 years ago
Obama is such a class act! such impeccable taste that Trump despite his dislike of him couldn't help plagiarizing.
Mark McGlinchey 3 years ago
Interesting how that President I don't like set up his furniture...it reinforces and validates all the negative things I ever thought about him!
Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago
Who else would fund it? It isn’t a private office.
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Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
OK, so don't read about it. For the record, however, I'd be interested to know what the "official working offices" of world leaders look like, across the world.
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Blunderbuss09 3 years ago
I like George H. W. Bush's the most; using the iconic blue-and-gold colour themes but ever so slightly muted so it's not overpowering. Classy but tasteful.
Carrie Laughs 3 years ago
I liked that one best too - though I liked the window treatments most where there weren't swags. Just a personal preference of course.
Load More Replies... Roselyn Park 3 years ago
Interesting how there are four chairs lined up in front of the desk in Trump’s iteration of the Oval Office. That reads like some sort of dominance or power play.
Kristin Ingersoll 3 years ago
Joe Biden's office isn't right. I noticed that portrait of Preisent Jackson immediately. That was a trump thing. Biden knew Jackson's ugly legacy and had that crap removed from the Oval Office immediately. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/20/oval-office-joe-biden-busts-paintings-mlk-fdr-franklin
Robin Huff 3 years ago
The first thing I noticed. I always wonder WHEN will they finally take his face off of the $20 dollar bill? Being a supposed hero of the War of 1812 is pretty well negated by genocide.
Load More Replies... Alexei Arntzen 3 years ago
Or, they had more important things to do than redecorate a room
Load More Replies... Dave P 3 years ago
you know that page button has been there since the 1960's and is still there. It just is a intercom for the Kitchen to bring food or drink to the president. All Trump did is let them know a short buzz without saying anything was to bring him a diet coke
Load More Replies... Buzz Anderson 3 years ago
He was the worst. He started this whole thing of treating everyone who did not agree with him as the Enemy of America. He raised taxes ELEVEN TIMES. Funny how people leave out the fact HE ORDERED the Marines to keep their weapons UNLOADED and then they were attacked and 238 Marines died when the guards had no bullets to fire on the terrorists yet he got a free pass on that. Just like his shadow government and the CIA bringing cocaine into America. AND his wife who used astrologists to tell him what to do. NOT to mention the fact he had Demention throughout most of his second term which is why the WH ordered the helicopters to rev up their blades so he could not hear hard questions. HE was a terrible president. Great cheerleader but we don't need cheerleaders. We need actual leaders and we have GOT TO STOP ELECTING CELEBRITIES AND MOVIE STARS AND GAME SHOW HOSTS.. No conservatives have ever helped passed a bill that helped anyone but the rich.
Load More Replies... ~Aesthetic Angel~ 3 years ago
I gotta say Ronald and Biden has nice taste in interior designing
*hippie*witchy*bitch* 3 years ago
Donald trump's looks so garish compared to obama's. It feels like he was really trying to tell anyone who entered the room that "YES I AM PRESIDENT"
K.Kobayashi 3 years ago
"Nixon also brought the Wilson desk (currently used by President Biden) into the office" - that's wrong, Biden uses the Resolute desk, not the Wilson desk.
Patti Vance 3 years ago
if these are accurate depictions, interesting note: all potus's have chairs that are at the side/at an angle to desk-except trump who has chair directly across from the desk. this is a psychological power play. it creates division re who is 'in charge', makes a 'bridge' others have to cross. can be used to dictate to, intimidate, etc to put potus in dominant position. side/at angle seats creates area for conversational work by not creating 'barriers' to cross. trump was/is all about intimidation w/his wannabe mob boss persona.
M O'Connell 3 years ago
I like the choice of the curved sofas for JFK. The seem like a nice touch in a diplomatic setting, less adversarial. The Clinton/Biden rug certainly seems like the best choice.
Load More Replies... K.Kobayashi 3 years ago
It's so weird to see the room without the sofas. Did people just stand there to talk to the President? Or did they bring in chairs as needed?
Jutta Plötz 3 years ago
Could be wrong but I once read that the presidents used separate rooms and the gardens for it.
Load More Replies... John C 3 years ago
I'm surprised at how recently the couch-facing-couch layout was adopted; seems like common sense in hindsight. Though I do like Carter's back-to-back couches too.
Pearlkp 3 years ago
I found those back to back couches a really interesting idea, I like it!
Load More Replies... beautiful plumage 3 years ago
correction: trump had a painting of andrew jackson adorning the wall to the left of the resolute desk (from pres. pov). biden's pic above shows that painting as well. but biden swapped it out for a painting of ben franklin. i don't think jackson is a pres to be honored these days. his contributions overall are measured, but his failings are legion. other art in biden's oval--bust of chavez, rosa parks, and lincoln. paintings over the fireplace of fdr (most prominently), washington, lincoln, hamilton, jefferson.
Shine Caramia 3 years ago
I had to look really closely to see any differences at all.
Load More Replies... Roland Evans 3 years ago
We all differ. Nixon's office would give me a headache.
Load More Replies... banana 3 years ago
Although I dislike Nixon as a person, his design is my personal favorite because of how gold and flashy it is. If I were president I'd want something over the top as well.
OpalTheRainwing 3 years ago
I liked Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961) and George H. W. Bush (1989-1993) Offices best
Roland Evans 3 years ago
Eisenhower did nothing to the room. He lived with Truman's choice. I agree with your choices absolutely.
Load More Replies... the one dude who likes cheese 3 years ago
I'm not a huge fan of Obama, but his office looked the best
Aunt Messy 3 years ago
It's dull and dreary. It makes the room look small and sort of closet like.
Load More Replies... Fixit Mann 3 years ago
At first I thought they were all basically the same picture, didn't notice any differences. It's all the same room, right? So what? I had to read the captions underneath to tell the differences. That proves a thousand words are needed to accurately describe a picture, whereas, a picture without words is useless.
Shelli Aderman 3 years ago
I really like the way the Carter Administration chose to make two distinct seating areas. Very practical!
Abby Ryder 3 years ago
Wierd sentence in the last paragraph: "A home warranty can provide the confidence and budget protection you need when a home issue arises, so you can get back to the things you love"
Liz Malcom 3 years ago
Was sponsored by American Home Shield. Home warranty company so they had to include it.
Load More Replies... Oskar vanZandt 3 years ago
Nixon's office looks like it took inspiration from Nero's boudoir... purple was the colour of the Roman emperors, after all.
Carrie Laughs 3 years ago
Looks more blue on my screen but I'm certainly not sure.
Load More Replies... Notorious DBT 3 years ago
Anyone else notice how small the crest is on Trump's carpet and how there are four chairs (one for each of his preferred children plus Jared) AND they are facing the desk instead of on the sides?
Santo Parfano 2 years ago (edited)
All of you "comrades" who bash President Trump are showing your ignorance and support for socialism and tyranny...i.e. Brandon. Trump did more good in his 4 years than all the Presidents collectively after Reagan. Just our energy independence he created that Brandon quickly dismantled so we were energy dependent once again is noteworthy. Yet no liberal will admit to Brandon's shady dealings with China and Russia and he and his sons financial dealings with these countries that want to destroy America. One thing I've learned is you can never reason with someone who's brainwashed, which is what many of you are without knowing it...i.e. psyops from Russia and China as verified by Yuri Bezmenov. When brandon destroys this country you might all wake the heck up but there's no fix for stupid. I won't be surprised if this post gets deleted bc posts here that are decent and pro American evidently get deleted in this comment section by the moderator. Be well...
Cheap Seedbox 2 years ago
Interesting how there are four chairs lined up in front of the desk in Trump’s iteration of the Oval Office. That reads like some sort of dominance or power play. https://cheapseedboxes.com/top-10-seedbox-best-providers-cheap/
Harriet 2 years ago
Trump's Oval office was magnificent, contrary to his political leadership.
Santo Parfano 2 years ago
Keep your ignorance to yourself comrade Harriet. Da....
Load More Replies... Orange is aging 3 years ago
I feel incredibly ashamed that I like trumps the most. If you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go die in a deep hole, never to be seen again :(
Santo Parfano 2 years ago
Another Trump basher. Its getting old considering he was the best president since Reagan.
Load More Replies... Jeremy steiner 3 years ago
Who’s paying for this ? I could think of better things our money could be spent on. Infrastructure that’s falling apart among many other things. Artistically some of these are really good. But if you wanna personalize it you pay for it. That could be the case but I doubt it.
Amy Stone-Chandler 3 years ago
Ironically, you can tell which president's did/didn't care about using tax payers money to redecorate...or how much they spent
Joseph Mainusch 3 years ago (edited)
Hey, "3.9 billion year old moon rock" is not a nice way to refer to our President!
Julie G 3 years ago
Jimmy Carter’s arrangement is the only one that says “I plan on having lots of conversations throughout the day as I work. Here, sit and be comfortable.” Very collaborative and hospitable.
Santo Parfano 2 years ago
Yeah and he was commonly viewed as the absolute worst and incompetent president ever. Let me guess...you hate President Trump? I'm not surprised if you think positive thoughts about an incompetent president
Load More Replies... Phil O'Brien 3 years ago
Who would of thought Truman's office would be so colorful? Seriously the guy bombed the s**t out of Japan
Debbie Kennedy 3 years ago
What about Jed Bartlet’s decor and Matt Santos. The two greatest presidents imho
Idongesit Ibanga 3 years ago
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HelloHolaBonjourNiHao 3 years ago
Nixon was pretty bling, He should have tinted the windows and make it all stanced
im_so_bored13 3 years ago
I personally like Harry S. Truman's version best. I think the colors were the most aesthetically pleasing. Then again, I'm most likely bias because those are my favorite colors.
Jutta Plötz 3 years ago
Correct me if I am wrong,but wasn’t the Oval Office built in 1933 after an fire and before it was the Taft Oval Office?
Hugo A-niro 3 years ago
I liked the Clintons . Trump with the chairs in front of his desk was typical ego fool stuff
Jayna Shin 3 years ago
Does trump really have to have like 7 flags in his room all of them American
Łukasz Markuszewski 3 years ago
Who might thought, that Nixon and Bush Sr would decorate offices so nice?
Noel Bovae 3 years ago
Why'd GWB change the wood floor 😫 It was beautiful before, and now it looks like that cheap ugly linoleum most of us grew up with in our kitchens.
molly cathline 3 years ago
Reagan's is my favorite with George H. W. Bush's coming in second. I hate Clinton's. Interesting that my political views are not lining up with my decor tastes. lol.
Blondhorsecrazy 3 years ago
The TDS oozes from people simply talking about professional designs. Gawd people might wanna try to turn Rachel maddcow off.
WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago
If you look closely, you'll find that Obama has put chairs on the side of his desk which means he thinks that people sitting on the chairs are equal to him. Trump has chairs in front of his desk which means he considers himself higher as the people in those chairs. That's why Trump only got 1 term to destroy the nation while Obama got 2 terms to rebuild the nation.
Caroline 3 years ago
Since Truman, they've all changed the decoration of the office, at the expense of the public. Anywhere in the world, any change of decoration in official buildings should be for repair, not for someone's ego. Especially when they keep telling us commoners to tighten our belts, this is outrageous.
Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago
Yeah, it’s the office decor and not the taxcuts for billionaires that are the problem. Sure, Carrie.
Load More Replies... Ken Kweku Nimo 3 years ago
Obama is such a class act! such impeccable taste that Trump despite his dislike of him couldn't help plagiarizing.
Mark McGlinchey 3 years ago
Interesting how that President I don't like set up his furniture...it reinforces and validates all the negative things I ever thought about him!
Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago
Who else would fund it? It isn’t a private office.
Load More Replies... Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
OK, so don't read about it. For the record, however, I'd be interested to know what the "official working offices" of world leaders look like, across the world.
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