After the inauguration it was finally confirmed:Donald Trump became the President of America. I wonder how the interior of the White House will change with the appearance of the new owner? In the meantime, let's look at the history of the Oval Office and find out what it looked like during the reign of different American presidents. This office appeared back in 1909, during the presidency of William Taft, and was rebuilt only once - under Franklin Roosevelt. And if since then the form of the Oval Office has remained unchanged, then each new president has the right to change the content immediately after the inauguration. The main changes, as a rule, concern the furniture and the carpet, which completely covers the floor and repeats the outlines of the room. An interesting point: each president has the right to decorate his main office with paintings from American museums, but, of course, only for the duration of his reign.
And yet there is one subject that doesspecial significance for the Oval Office and almost never leaves its walls. We are talking, of course, about the massive desk called the Resolute. Since the desk, created from the wreckage of the frigate of the same name, was given to President Rutherford B. Hayes by the British Queen Victoria in 1880, it has become a legend and a symbol of power in America. During its existence, the desk has undergone changes twice - it acquired front panels and increased in height. And out of 45 presidents, including Trump, only three have refused to work at it.
As for the new president, it is necessary to takeHe will most likely not be able to get the Oval Office right away - the White House is planning to replace the security system, so Donald Trump will have to temporarily work in the administrative office nearby. But along with replacing the security system, it will be possible to arrange a global renovation of the Oval Office - with Trump's specific taste, the result promises to impress everyone. It is almost certain that the main decoration in the renovated office will be a letter from the 37th US President Richard Nixon. Once, in 1987, in this letter, he predicted Trump's victory in the presidential race. An amazing coincidence!
What did the Oval Office look like during the reigns of different presidents? This is what the very first interior looked like in 1909 for William Taft, who ruled from 1909 to 1913.
Harry Truman's cabinet (1945 to 1953).
Franklin Roosevelt's cabinet (1933 to 1945).
Cabinet of Dwight Eisenhower (1953 to 1961).
Gerald Ford's Cabinet (1974 to 1977).
Jimmy Carter's Cabinet (1977 to 1981).
John Kennedy's Cabinet (1961 to 1963).
Ronald Reagan's Cabinet (1981 to 1989).
Cabinet of George H.W. Bush (1989 to 1993).
Bill Clinton's Cabinet (1993 to 2001).
Cabinet of George W. Bush (2001 to 2009).
Barack Obama's Cabinet (2009 to 2017).
Cabinet of the President of America: the most American interior
