Modern Oval Office, 1934–present

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President Image Designer Furnishings Artwork/Statues/Pictures Notes Ref
Franklin D. Roosevelt
1933–1945
  Eric Gugler, 1934 Dark green drapes with eagle valances (Taft) George Washington by Rembrandt Peale

Prints of the Hudson Valley

Ship models
Marble mantel, 2 sconces were retained from prior Oval Office.


Oval Office replica at Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
 
Blue-green rug
Off-white painted walls
Hoover Desk
Arched-back desk chair
Arched-back armchairs (against wall)
"Lawson" sofa (against wall)
6 cane-back armchairs
Harry S. Truman
1945–1953
  Gray drapery George Washington by Rembrandt Peale
George Washington by Luis Cadena (gift of Ecuador)[1]
Simón Bolívar by Tito Salas (gift of Venezuela)[2]
José de San Martín, copy after Jean Baptiste Madou (gift of Argentina)
USS Constitution by Gordon Grant
Missouri State Seal plaque

Fired On by Frederic Remington
Equestrian Statue of Andrew Jackson by Charles Keck

Photograph of Portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt by Frank O. Salisbury

Jet-airplane models
 
Truman receiving a bust of Simón Bolívar (gift of Venezuela), 1946.


Oval Office replica at Harry S. Truman Presidential Library.


Truman was the first president to fit a rug with the Presidential Seal

Blue-gray rug
Off-white painted walls
Theodore Roosevelt desk
Television set
Dwight D. Eisenhower
1953–1961
  Gray drapery (Truman) Landscape paintings

Seated Lincoln by Gutzon Borglum
 
Seated Lincoln by Gutzon Borglum.
Blue-gray rug (Truman)
Off-white painted walls
Theodore Roosevelt desk
John F. Kennedy
1961–1963
  Stéphane Boudin, 1963 Gray drapery (Truman) USS United States vs. HMS Macedonian by Thomas Birch[3]
Paintings of naval battles

Photographs of sailboats

Ship models
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy restored the Resolute desk.
 

The Oval Office was undergoing redecoration at the time of Kennedy's assassination. Redecorations included white drapery, which was retained by Lyndon B. Johnson and a red rug, which was removed shortly after Kennedy's death.[4]
Blue-gray rug (Truman)
Off-white painted walls
Resolute desk
Rocking chair
2 white sofas (not against the wall)
Round coffee table, with phone attached

Replaced sconces with brass lanterns

See notes.
Lyndon B. Johnson
1963–1969
  White drapery (Kennedy) George Washington by Gilbert Stuart
Andrew Jackson by Thomas Sully
Thomas Jefferson by Gilbert Stuart
Franklin D. Roosevelt by Elizabeth Shoumatoff[5]

The Bronco Buster by Frederic Remington
Bust of Lyndon B. Johnson (1966) by Jimilu Mason[6]
 
Franklin D. Roosevelt by Elizabeth Shoumatoff (on mantel).
Blue-gray rug (Truman)
Off-white painted walls
Johnson desk[7]
Cabinet for Teletype
Banquette with three televisions
Kennedy rocking chair
Kennedy sofas
Round coffee table, with phone in drawer
Federal-style tall-case clock

Replaced brass lanterns with brass sconces
Covered floor with wood-grained linoleum
Richard Nixon
1969–1974
  Yellow drapery 1st. George Washington by Gilbert Stuart
2nd. George Washington by Rembrandt Peale
3rd. George Washington by Charles Willson Peale
The President's House, copy after William Henry Bartlett

Bust of Abraham Lincoln by Leo Cherne
Bird figurines by Edward Marshall Boehm

Earthrise (photograph of the earth from the moon's orbit)
 
Oval Office replica at Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum.
First Lady Pat Nixon designed the Oval Office's royal blue rug.
Royal blue rug
White painted walls
Wilson desk
Gerald Ford
1974–1977
  Coral/Light Yellow drapery George Washington by Charles Willson Peale
The President's House, copy after William Henry Bartlett
Eastport and Passamaquoddy Bay by Victor de Grailly
City of Washington from Beyond the Navy Yard by George Cooke
Benjamin Franklin by Charles Willson Peale

Standing Lincoln by Adolph Alexander Weinman
The Bronco Buster by Frederic Remington
 
President Ford first placed the Seymour tall-case clock in the Oval Office.[8]
Yellow/light-blue floral rug
White painted walls
Wilson desk
2 yellow Queen Anne-style armchairs
2 yellow wing chairs
2 striped sofas
Seymour tall-case clock

Removed the brass sconces
Jimmy Carter
1977–1981
  1977 Coral/Light Yellow drapery (Ford) George Washington by Charles Willson Peale.
The President's House, copy after William Henry Bartlett
Eastport and Passamaquoddy Bay by Victor de Grailly
The City of Washington from Beyond the Navy Yard by George Cooke

Bust of Benjamin Franklin by Jean-Antoine Houdon
Bust of George Washington by Hiram Powers
Bust of Thomas Jefferson by Jean-Antoine Houdon
The Bronco Buster by Frederic Remington
Bust of Harry S. Truman by Charles Keck

Ship model
 
Oval Office replica at Jimmy Carter Library and Museum.
Yellow/light-blue floral rug (Ford)
White painted walls
Resolute desk
Placed Ford sofas back-to-back
Ronald Reagan
1981–1989
 
Ted Graber, 1981[9]Ted Graber, 1988 Coral/Light Yellow drapery (Ford) George Washington by Charles Willson Peale.
The President's House, copy after William Henry Bartlett
Eastport and Passamaquoddy Bay by Victor de Grailly
The City of Washington from Beyond the Navy Yard by George Cooke
Andrew Jackson by Thomas Sully

The Bronco Buster by Frederic Remington
Rattlesnake by Frederic Remington

Numerous family pictures
 
Oval Office replica at Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
First Lady Nancy Reagan designed the rug.[10]
First Term: Yellow floral rug (Ford)
Second Term: "Sunburst" rug
White painted walls
Resolute desk
Replaced the wood floor[11]
George H. W. Bush
1989–1993
  Mark Hampton Pale blue/White drapery George Washington by Rembrandt Peale
The President's House, copy after William Henry Bartlett
Rutland Falls, Vermont by Frederic Edwin Church
The Three Tetons by Thomas Moran
Andrew Jackson by Thomas Sully

Ship model
Numerous family pictures
 
Oval Office replica at George Bush Presidential Library.
Pale blue rug
White painted walls
C&O desk
Bill Clinton
1993–2001
  Kaki Hockersmith, 1993 Yellow/Gold drapery George Washington by Rembrandt Peale
The Avenue in the Rain by Childe Hassam
Statue of Liberty by Norman Rockwell
The City of Washington from Beyond the Navy Yard by George Cooke
Waiting for the Hour by William Tolman Carlton
Andrew Jackson by Thomas Sully

The Thinker by Auguste Rodin
The Bronco Buster by Frederic Remington
Appeal to the Great Spirit by Cyrus Dallin
Bust of Abraham Lincoln by Robert Berks
Bust of Franklin D. Roosevelt by Jo Davidson

Numerous family pictures
 
Oval Office replica at William J. Clinton Presidential Library.
Navy blue rug
White painted walls
Resolute desk
George W. Bush
2001–2009
  Ken Blasingame, 2001 Gold drapery George Washington by Rembrandt Peale.
A Charge to Keep by W. H. D. Koerner[12]
Rio Grande by Tom Lea[13]
Near San Antonio by Julian Onderdonk[14]
Chili Queens at the Alamo by Julian Onderdonk[15]
Cactus Flower by Julian Onderdonk[16]
Abraham Lincoln by George Henry Story

The Bronco Buster by Frederic Remington
Rattlesnake by Frederic Remington
Bust of Dwight D. Eisenhower by Nison Tregor
Bust of Abraham Lincoln by Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Bust of Winston Churchill by Jacob Epstein (lent by British Prime Minister Tony Blair from the British Government Art Collection)

Numerous family pictures
 




Oval Office replica at George W. Bush Presidential Center. First Lady Laura Bush designed the "Sunbeam" rug.[17]
"Sunbeam" rug
White painted walls
Resolute desk
Replaced the wood floor
Barack Obama
2009–2017
  Michael S. Smith, 2010 Red drapery George Washington by Rembrandt Peale
The Avenue in the Rain by Childe Hassam
Statue of Liberty by Norman Rockwell
The Three Tetons by Thomas Moran
Abraham Lincoln by George Henry Story
Cobb's Barns, South Truro by Edward Hopper
Burly Cobb's House, South Truro by Edward Hopper

The Bronco Buster by Frederic Remington
Bust of Abraham Lincoln by Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Bust of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Charles Alston

Copy of the Emancipation Proclamation
Numerous family pictures
 
The rug's border incorporates quotes from Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Taupe rug with quotes in border
Off-Yellow/beige vertical-striped wallpaper
Resolute desk
Donald Trump
2017– 2021
  2017 Yellow/gold drapery (Clinton)[18][19] Andrew Jackson by Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl[20]
Abraham Lincoln by George Henry Story[20]
George Washington by Gilbert Stuart[20]
Thomas Jefferson by Gilbert Stuart
Benjamin Franklin after Joseph Duplessis[21]

The Bronco Buster by Frederic Remington
Bust of Abraham Lincoln by Augustus Saint-Gaudens[20]
Bust of Winston Churchill by Jacob Epstein[22]
Bust of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Charles Alston[23]
Equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson by Clark Mills

Letter from President Nixon[22]
Numerous family pictures
Collection of Challenge coins[24]
Wounded Warrior Project Award
Mini World Cup replica trophy
Trump International Golf Club Championship trophy.
President Trump initially used the Obama striped wallpaper, but replaced it with white & gray brocade wallpaper during renovations made in August 2017.
The World Cup miniature trophy was a gift from the FIFA, presented after the U.S. was announced as host country for the 2026 World Cup.
"Sunburst" rug (Reagan)
White/grey motif wallpaper
Resolute desk
G.W. Bush cream-colored sofas[25]
Additional American and presidential flags[26]
Joe Biden
2021– present
2021 Yellow/gold drapery (Clinton)[19] Franklin Delano Roosevelt by Frank O. Salisbury[19][27]
Thomas Jefferson by Gilbert Stuart
Alexander Hamilton by John Trumbull
Abraham Lincoln by George Henry Story
George Washington by Gilbert Stuart
Benjamin Franklin by Joseph Duplessis
The Avenue in the Rain by Childe Hassam[28]


Figural group (horse and Chiricahua Apache rider) by Allan Houser[29][19]
Bust of Martin Luther King Jr. by Charles Alston[19]
Bust of Robert F. Kennedy
[19]
Bust of Eleanor Roosevelt[19]
Bust of Cesar Chavez by Paul Suarez [19][30]
Bust of Rosa Parks by Artis Lane[19][31]
Bust of Abraham Lincoln by Augustus Saint-Gaudens[32]
Bust of Harry S.Truman by William J. Williams[32][33]


A moon rock returned from Apollo 17[34]
Numerous family pictures



Navy Blue rug (Clinton)
White/grey motif wallpaper (Trump)
Resolute desk[19]
G.W. Bush cream-colored sofas[25]

References

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  1. ^ George Washington by Luis Cadena from White House Historical Association.
  2. ^ Simón Bolívar by Tito Salas from Harry S. Truman Presidential Library.
  3. ^ USS United States vs. HMS Macedonian (1813) from Sotheby's Auction, May 22, 2008.
  4. ^ Kennedy Oval Office from White House Museum. Scroll to bottom for photo.
  5. ^ FDR by Elizabeth Shoumatoff from White House Historical Association.
  6. ^ Bust of Lyndon B. Johnson from U.S. Senate Vice-Presidential Bust Collection.
  7. ^ President Johnson used the same desk he had used as a U.S. Senator and Vice-President.
  8. ^ Seymour tall-case clock from White House Historical Association.
  9. ^ "Oval Office has new face for Reagan," from Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, September 5, 1981.
  10. ^ "Easy come, easy go," from Chicago Tribune.
  11. ^ Oval Office Flooring from HuffPostLive.
  12. ^ A Charge to Keep from Wikimedia Commons. Lent by the Bush Family.
  13. ^ "Mrs. Bush's Remarks for 100th Anniversary of the West Wing Symposium". – White House Historical Association. – November 13, 2002. – | Light from the Sky: A Tom Lea Retrospective, 1907–2001 Archived September 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. – Mid-America Arts Alliance. – (Adobe Acrobat *.PDF document). – Retrieved: July 5, 2008 Lent by the El Paso Museum.
  14. ^ Lent by the San Antonio Museum of Art."Julian Onderdonk" from Questroyal Fine Art, LLC.
  15. ^ Lent by the Witte Museum.
  16. ^ Lent by the Witte Museum.
  17. ^ "Bush weaves Rug story into many an occasion," from The Washington Post, March 7, 2006.
  18. ^ Manetti, Michelle (23 January 2017). "Here's How President Trump Has Already Redecorated the Oval Office". House Beautiful. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Linskey, Annie (20 January 2021). "A look inside Biden's Oval Office". Washington Post. Retrieved 20 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ a b c d Hannity, Sean (26 January 2017). "President Trump gives 'Hannity' a tour of the Oval Office". Fox News. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  21. ^ Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) from National Portrait Gallery.
  22. ^ a b Karni, Annie. "Trump plans personal touch for Oval Office wall". POLITICO. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  23. ^ Valverde, Miriam (22 January 2017). "In context: Churchill, MLK busts in Oval Office". PolitiFact. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  24. ^ "President Trump signs tax bill - CNN".
  25. ^ a b Ross, Martha (24 August 2017). "Trump or Obama: Who decorated the Oval Office better?". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  26. ^ Cain, Aine, "Trump insisted on hanging bright gold drapes in the Oval Office — here are past presidents' offices for comparison" Business Insider (Feb. 15, 2018) https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-oval-office-white-house-design-2018-1
  27. ^ "Franklin D. Roosevelt". WHHA (en-US). Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  28. ^ CNN, Maegan Vazquez. "Inside Joe Biden's newly decorated Oval Office". CNN. Retrieved 2021-01-21. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  29. ^ "Figural group | National Museum of the American Indian". americanindian.si.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  30. ^ "'That's Cesar Chavez!': Bust of civil rights icon behind President Joe Biden stirs excitement". NBC News. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  31. ^ "Public Art: Protest + Justice". MMFA. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  32. ^ a b "Biden's new-look Oval Office is a nod to past US leadership". BBC News. 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  33. ^ "Harry Truman Statue & Bust". Truman State University. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  34. ^ Dunbar, Brian. "NASA Lends Moon Rock for Oval Office Display". nasa.gov. NASA. Retrieved 22 January 2021.