"US presidents have redecorated the Oval Office in different ways since it was first built in 1909. Most presidents have sat at the Resolute Desk, but others brought in their own personal furniture. President Donald Trump has added numerous gold embellishments to the Oval Office. It's been nearly 100 years since the Oval Office was first built under President William Howard Taft. Throughout that time, US presidents have each made different design choices to redecorate the formal workspace."
"The first iteration of the Oval Office was built under President William Howard Taft in 1909 as part of an expansion of the West Wing. Inspired by the White House's oval-shaped Blue Room, the president's formal workspace was designed by architect Nathan C. Wyeth. Taft's Oval Office featured an olive-green color scheme. President Franklin D. Roosevelt redesigned and moved the Oval Office as part of another West Wing expansion in 1934. The Oval Office was moved to the southeast corner of the White House."
The Oval Office was built in 1909 under President William Howard Taft and originally featured an olive-green color scheme designed by Nathan C. Wyeth. Franklin D. Roosevelt moved and redesigned the Oval Office during a 1934 West Wing expansion, relocating it to the southeast corner and keeping personal items such as family photos and an appointments easel. John F. Kennedy was the first president to use the Resolute Desk, made from wood of H.M.S. Resolute and previously kept in other White House rooms. Some presidents brought in their own furniture, while others reinstated vintage pieces and added personal flourishes like gold embellishments.
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