USA presidents Oval Office change the inside 1909 to 2021: 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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[@eddiethebutcher]

So Truman was really the first one to be like, “man, we need to spruce this place up!”

[@Mhats]

he killed nearly everyone in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, he wanted to take his mind off of it

[@thomast8539]

He had to move out of the White House when it was gutted and rebuilt, so why not make some changes to the West Wing too.

[@evanodea680]

they completely redid the whole white house while he was president and the budget for actually decorating the place was jacked way up so he could actually afford to do what presidents before him could only dream of.

[@nathansmith7645]

The reason truman had to remodel Because the Whitehouse was in disrepair, he was sitting at a piano and one of the table legs fell through the floor.

[@RandomVideos-re9ux]

@@Mhatsim pretty sure he felt proud about it. Not only did he retaliate against Japan’s actions, he also saved more lives in other countries

[@Michael-qi9tw]

Previous presidents: muted and gentle colors Nixon: how about no

[@thepickleking5717]

Bro Nixon’s looks nice

[@tylerwbullard]

Nixon's was 🔥

[@PhinPhan39]

Nixon's design was so Nixon, think we could have guessed that one was his just by looking at it.

[@mapeditorjon5306]

Nixon's office got the drip

[@lukad7744]

Nixon was sponsored by IKEA

[@michaeldonnelly2977]

I am a history nerd so trust me here - I love this type of stuff but there area a LOT of errors in this video. The offices from Taft to Hoover were in a completely different building that was demolished by Franklin Roosevelt and a completely different West Wing Building (with a resized and relocated Oval Office) was constructed in 1934. The first Oval Office layout (1913 building) only had windows behind the president’s desk, NO GLASS DOORS OR WINDOWS WERE ON THE LEFT SIDE of the original Oval as this animation shows. This animation keeps the same layout for the original and current Oval Office which is completely wrong. Kennedy’s office is totally wrong. He had a light blue carpet & drapes for a nautical themed Oval Office. In November 1963 his wife Jackie wanted to see what a red carpet would look like so when the first couple left for a two day Texas Tour on November 21st 1963 the folks at the White House changed the carpet and drapes to red to see if JFK would like it. Very sadly President Kennedy was murdered in front of his wife the next day in Dallas, Texas. JFK would never even get to see his “red Oval Office.” When he returned to the White House he was in a casket. Very sad.

[@Toothily]

This deserves more likes. Thank you.

[@krashd]

So both the Oval Office and the Presidential Limousine got red floors on the same day?

[@GR-dw9nm]

@@krashd LMFAOOOO

[@lunarbit3620]

@@krashd FOUL

[@joescannoli7660]

@@krashd they say they wanted it to look “smarter” so they gave the limousine a cerebral makeover, the idea went right thru Kennedy’s mind.

[@jooger69]

The animations between the different offices are quite distracting, because it's difficult to see what really changed.

[@Foebane72]

I agree, they should fade from one to the other. The most obvious way of doing the transitions, I don't know why they didn't.

[@BBC600]

I mostly just noticed that there were some colour changes but there might have been more subtle things I didn't notice because of that.

[@Ruzzky_Bly4t]

I agree, this ruined the video for me.

[@413smr]

Looks like not much changed until Truman, then Eisenhower didn't change much -still a green carpet. JFK switched to red....

[@thatswiked]

@@BBC600 cracking toasts mate

[@ilasilas3261]

Literally couldn't have picked a worse transition for this.

[@waasar]

Yeah it's incredible how someone managed to screw up something as simple as making a handful of images presentable in a video

[@Symphiney]

if you're on PC, use the arrowkeys to skip forward 5 seconds each time. each office lasts long enough to directly compare the changes with each arrow press :)

[@Brick-Life]

There is no problem with the animations. You can clearly see the changes

[@waasar]

@@Brick-Life The transitions are definitely making the more subtle changes a lot harder to spot. If you're only interested in the colour of the carpet then good for you

[@deidara_8598]

I watched the video at x2 speed to make it less noticable.

[@archwarden7004]

I like how Jimmy Carter probably thought "Okay, Ford's design is nice, I will just move sofas and chairs a bit"

[@absolutcabbagery3661]

I maintain that while Carters performance wasn't amazing, he was the nicest president. He thought his colleagues design was good, but he also wanted people talking to him to be able to lie down on the couch, such a Carter move tbh

[@naterbaternaterbater]

@@absolutcabbagery3661 I would like a nice president again. The last one, especially, was super mean.

[@absolutcabbagery3661]

@@naterbaternaterbater nice shouldn't be a requirement for the job, as we saw with Carter a charasmatic leader isn't necessarily one up for the challenge of office. That said, any amount of decorum is welcome compared to a ranting raving racist scamming the office for every penny while convincing his supporters to die by plauge

[@L1berty1776]

The worst design ever

[@absolutcabbagery3661]

​@@L1berty1776 It's certainly unique, and is clearly a result of the type of person that jimmy carter was. I do think that just by virtue of offering people a seat for long briefs or putting a couch facing the fireplace he at the very least had some worthwhile ideas. Shame that Regan decided people needed to be less comfortable in the office.

[@Jweing1]

Love how Clinton's office looks like a fast food stand.

[@classiccarbuff]

Probably because he placed his hot dog in the wrong bun.

[@DFSelkirk]

And Donald Trump actually served fast food to a visiting sports team for their official White House meal.

[@classiccarbuff]

@@DFSelkirk I'm sure that you noticed this, but he left out hot dogs. Most of us who lived through the Clinton era know why.

[@liandre9035]

@@classiccarbuff i was a newborn within his last years in office (born 1998)

[@user-ps6iz6bd9t]

Ah, the Oral Office

[@yagruumbagaarn]

That bowl of oranges from 2009 is still there to this day.

[@mihneaiordan1813]

Everyone's afraid to touch it

[@songbird7450]

They were in there so long and learned so much that one of them even became president

[@overlordbrandon]

@@songbird7450 Lmaooo

[@ritik1857]

@@songbird7450 nice one lol

[@some_randomninja]

lol

[@johnecoapollo7]

Reagan's office has an Imperial look about it, totally in line with how he wanted to project the US in the world stage. The post Truman offices in general are really a evocative of each president's ideas

[@rosestrohm7986]

Ironic given how he was the "muh limited government" president. Guess that didnt carry over into the middle east huh

[@Ninjaananas]

@@rosestrohm7986 The small government thing was always a big lie.

[@TomorrowWeLive]

@@Ninjaananas of course, he raised taxes, gave amnesty to illegals, rapprochement with the USSR, etc. No serious right-winger actually admires Reagan. Nearly everything he did contradicted nearly everything he said.

[@kenb3552]

Has an Alzheimer's look to it.

[@josejh-eb8st]

Here we go " republican bad" 🙄 give me a break

[@yaush_]

Props to Kennedy for creating the standard for almost every president's layout

[@icarofilho6524]

he just added 2 sofas.

[@ferdyholim4218]

I guess it was Jackie's idea.

[@user-bf9rh8ml9i]

красный цвет - это так по советски

[@emerald_archer]

JFK was around the time TV and Cameras became more prevalent. So of course the White House needed to change for that.

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

@Stare into the sun He didn’t have to rape anyone, he just fucked a WHOLE lot of them, haha!

[@pratyaykundu711]

The unique and innovative design changes made during 1909-45 is especially interesting

[@Feffooo]

The papers on the desk changed

[@yonder8287]

Honestly dude. Whoever made those offices needs to be resurrected to do our current oval offices.

[@graffiti9145]

@@yonder8287 they were being sarcastic

[@searchingforfoodonyoutube2500]

@Richard Schiffman not between 1919-1939

[@michaellyndon6982]

@@graffiti9145 So was he

[@pridivmatrade]

0:15 William Howard Taft (1909-1913) 0:20 Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921) 0:25. Warren Harding (1921-1923) 0:30 Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929) 0:35 Herbert Hoover (1929-1933) 0:40 Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945) 0:45 Harry S. Truman (1945-1953) 0:50 Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961) 0:56. John F. Kennedy (1961-1963) 1:02. Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969) 1:07 Richard Nixon (1969-1974) 1:10. Gerald Ford (1974-1977) 1:14. Jimmy Carter (1977-1981) 1:19 Ronald Reagan (1981-1989) 1:24. George H. W. Bush (1989-1993) 1:30 Bill Clinton (1993-2001) 1:35. George W. Bush (2001-2009) 1:40. Barack Obama (2009-2017) 1:45. Donald Trump (2017-2021) 1:51. Joe Biden

[@jaojao1768]

Thank you! Though it is Woodrow Wilson and Barack Obama

[@pridivmatrade]

@@jaojao1768 thanx (= corrected them

[@kurokeme87]

Who send you message. Lol

[@ChristopherInColumbusOhio]

Joe Biden (2021-2025) Donald Trump (2025-2029)

[@AsliceOFtea413]

​​@@ChristopherInColumbusOhio 😳 hello time traveler... Hows the economy now?

[@user-sw9gx9fs5k]

Disigner:How many flags do you want? JFK: *Yes*

[@I_am_louisss]

JFK have 4 flag in he office but Nixon have 6 flag

[@elementalstudios4089]

Look on the side there’s more

[@I_am_louisss]

@@elementalstudios4089 Oh I see it

[@static4939]

@@I_am_louisss actually 7

[@braxtoncoke]

Rookie numbers, Trump had 8

[@eacio4548]

Designer: so you want your furniture to be colored gold sir? Richard Nixon: yes Designer: how about a Richard Nixon: I SAID MAKE IT ALL GOOOOOLD

[@762459]

I can even hear his voice saying all that.

[@HarrisChoudhry]

@@762459 lol yep he seems to be the type of guy to get all russled up about the colour of his couches

[@SuperMrBentley]

Aaaaaarooooohhh!!!

[@caesarpizza1338]

Which is ironic, because he took us off the gold reserve

[@HarryNilssonCatalogue]

I can just imagine his cheeks flapping!

[@AWriterWandering]

I love how Carter kept most of Ford’s furniture and upholstery and just moved it around. Nice and frugal.

[@jimmadson]

He was frugal. He also turned the AC off in the summer to save money. No one was happy about that.

[@farmasinema]

Instead of transitioning office image with sliding frame, this comparison would look much better if done with dissolve.

[@Smougda]

Facts

[@tractorenjoyer9310]

It would be better even if they didn't put any transition effect

[@pushmongo7948]

I think it would look worse, too distracting I don’t think anyone clicked on this video to see loud PowerPoint transitions

[@Limosethe]

The Pixelated transition where everything rips apart lmfao

[@aw1lt]

dissolve is bad, crossfade is better

[@pepperVenge]

Trump used the same rug Reagan had, and Biden used the same rug Clinton had.

[@sillus2981]

Nice observation, I just noticed it!

[@bwm-tz4hx]

Reagan and Trumps rugs look different though

[@pepperVenge]

@@bwm-tz4hx You're right, there is a slight difference. Looks like there's stars on Trumps that Reagan's didn't have

[@sillus2981]

@@pepperVenge Right they are different but the stars are still there even tho they are bearly visible (they are white!) the colors on Trump's carpet are more pronounced.

[@sillus2981]

@@bwm-tz4hx lol I didnt noticed that tho.

[@Progger11]

I like how the further back in history you go, you see the presidents couldn't care less about the drapes and just wanted to do their jobs.

[@Xerxes2005]

Further back, the Oval Office would not get on tv.

[@pierrenavaille4748]

You should study those presidents and see how well your hypothesis holds up.

[@Dapper_Dean]

are you ignorant or something?

[@sonniepronounceds-au-ni9287]

Let's be honest. It was likely the first lady who chose the colors.

[@jasonkoch3182]

@@sonniepronounceds-au-ni9287 generally, yes, that is the case. Jackie Kennedy was behind the full redesign of the Oval, including the red carpet. The office was completely redone while Kennedy was gone in November 1963. Of course, once he was assassinated, White House staff quickly returned the office to the state it was in before Kennedy left, so he never saw the red carpet. LBJ did use it for a while, but he mostly stuck with the green meaning the first full redesign of the office came under Nixon.

[@tankdogization]

Of course Trump set up his desk space like he was about to do a episode of the apprentice lol.

[@originalyoutubenamethatsag6321]

Say what you want about him but he has good taste when it comes to Oval offices

[@tankdogization]

@@originalyoutubenamethatsag6321 The military service flags set up around the room was a great touch. I only wish he stuck to his guts rather than listening to generals like Mark Miley though.

[@originalyoutubenamethatsag6321]

@@tankdogization Yeah

[@thunderbird1921]

Regardless what you think of Trump personally, you have to give him credit on office decoration. A blue rug looks hideous in that room in my opinion.

[@ComradeHellas]

@@thunderbird1921 Personalyl, I like Biden's version more but Trump comes 2nd in decoration.

[@katb8951]

Kennedy was also the one who brought the resolute desk back into the oval. Jackie found it in a storage room covered with a blanket. It was being used as a camera stand at one point in the Eisenhower Admin. Pres Reagan had 4 inches added to the base because he wanted more leg room underneath.

[@jeffbenton6183]

And LBJ and GHW Bush each had the audacity to use a less historically significant desk... To be fair, it makes sense that LBJ and Nixon weren't using it as it was placed in a museum after JFK was shot.

[@pfftt2885]

Yeah! Kinda cool the desk was a gift from the British in the 1800s

[@apedestrian3899]

I bet Clinton really enjoyed the extra leg room under the desk.

[@Glen-qh5xq]

And FDR had the front panel installed to conceal his wheelchair.

[@minecraftrotisseriechicken]

I like Ford/Carter's. Has a homely feeling. Clinton/Biden's is the most iconic, replicated in lots of tv appearences.

[@seanbarnes7914]

Really like Nixon’s addition of the seal to the carpet, Biden has the best color scheme IMO, Trumps set up was good too. George W. Bush’s was so Texas that it’s funny😂

[@randomguyontheinternet8345]

Yes, I agree. Bushes office just scream. I’m Texan y’all.

[@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent]

Kinda feel trumps was cluttered a bit. too many flags of the same type and the chairs in front of the desk kinda gives me that impression.

[@weepgamer]

I think Trump has a good setup too, I think the white carpet is awesome

[@jarls5890]

@@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent Nothing like a seal you can step on....

[@mapleleaf0]

It looks like Biden kept Trump's drapes and brought bake Clinton's rug.

[@lampcrow5453]

I can’t decide if Carter was onto something or not with how he arranged the couches

[@jm10014]

elaborate

[@antonyandrewson5803]

more sitting space around the desk

[@lampcrow5453]

Instead of having them face each other he had them back to back. More sitting space like the other comment said but when the couches are facing each other everyone can see everyone.

[@ethanh6370]

Not.

[@danielmarshall3440]

No conference desk, so his guests have to put briefings etc on their laps if they’re on the sofa.

[@mdmjeremiah]

This kind of stuff always fascinates me to no end. I paused each one to study it and see the differences. Just an absolutely well done video! I have always wondered what each office setup looked like.

[@lachlanmclennan2188]

1:06 Nixon looks like he's the CEO of a cheese company in Wisconsin.

[@zazi5305]

Mmm... Cheese...

[@geeeckooo]

As someone from Wisconsin, I can agree with this

[@taffykins2745]

That was a popular color scheme back then so he was actually quite modern! Lol!

[@BradB-o3h]

His is my favorite

[@Lupinthe3rd.]

to be fair it was the 70s

[@icarofilho6524]

everybody: 2 flags. trump: why not 8 ? kennedy: why not 9 ?

[@rimfire8217]

I think Reagan had the best Office.

[@AbananaPEEl]

Too Imperial. Now Nixon, on the other hand. He can fuck a duck but thats a pretty office

[@knytrydr73]

@@AbananaPEEl - Nixon must have loved mustard! LOL

[@woodsie315]

That was going to be my vote as well. I think 2nd place might be Dubya. I have to give Clinton credit for having the office that most comes to mind when I think of the oval office from TV and movies though.

[@artv.9989]

And Kennedy's

[@merriemisfit8406]

I really like the light blue in the Bush One office, but I think I would be more comfortable in LBJ's. Not JUST because of the colors, though, but also because he kept a refrigerator stocked with original Fresca in the Oval Office. (ORIGINAL Fresca -- not that reformulated aspartame-or-whatever swill that's sold now.)

[@Zach-qt8nz]

I never understood why it was called the oval office, until now.

[@saksham6174]

Because it's oval in shape

[@emmanuel1687]

It was the Oral Office for Mr. Clinton

[@tearem9703]

@@emmanuel1687 geez i wonder why

[@lucianheller8619]

This is actually a misconception. Both Bill and Monica have said that their interactions happened in an adjacent bathroom outside of the Oval Office, which makes sense as I would imagine the oval being way too public with people barging in at every second. So no “gluck gluck 3000” was given in the oval.

[@ebonymaw8457]

@@lucianheller8619 I just find it funny that the usual story bothered them enough that they both came out to confirm it's not accurate, and then give the exact location it actually happened 😂

[@Blarnix]

I like Regan’s, it seems so official and important

[@mordapl1641]

Almost Imperial looking

[@cjmartinez8318]

It kinda fits the White House tho, resembles very much of the Romans.

[@prestonanonuoso5508]

Notice how Bill Clinton’s desk got an additional panel added so you can’t see what’s going on with the presidents legs under the desk.

[@cbeaudry4646]

@@prestonanonuoso5508 lol JFK too

[@SarumanOrthanc]

@@prestonanonuoso5508 The Monica Window

[@seanwaynem7072]

DJT’s oval office is like it’s about to shoot for an apprentice show😂

[@Diamonddogs1726]

He is a showman. The man can’t help but get in front of the camera. Lol even when it’s in his best interest not to.

[@phoenixrising2268]

Donald Trump was the only one to have a line of chairs in front of his desk. He constantly needs an audience.

[@whatthefrickbro]

1:24 is really nice

[@sharronneedles6721]

I agree! I like Obamas the best tho, very neutral

[@samiabbassi9398]

Feels like a retirement home for some reason

[@Kira1Lawliet]

This lowkey makes me want to watch every historical period drama that shows the president in the oval office to see if they recreate the designs accurately.

[@WB-se6nz]

this video does not recreate them accurately

[@clinthowe7629]

amazing how from 1913 to 1945 there are virtually no changes, today we are much more pretentious, gotta remodel every admin.

[@Unknown-hm7wd]

Dang, LBJ went savage after having the hit on JFK, He Switched literally everything.

[@destubae3271]

LBJ: I think the carpet should be green. JFK: No, it should be red, and that's final. LBJ: So be it. *schemes*

[@EyeLean5280]

Hardly. He changed the color scheme and eliminated some peripheral elements but the major components are literally identical. He didn't even have the sofa reupholstered.

[@Unknown-hm7wd]

Wow 52 likes thanks ya'll

[@shane5527]

mafia def killed JFK not LBJ lol

[@johnfreeman1164]

Actually Kennedy had the Oval Office and Cabinet Room redecorated while he was in Dallas to the green. Sadly, he never got to see it.

[@mylifeinvictus]

Carter’s hilarious! Two couches back to back so folks don’t face one another when in meetings hahaha

[@thecaynuck4694]

It looks so hilariously 70/80's as well, in a way that would just look silly and outdated had it still been like that today.

[@InglesDinamico100]

Gaga trd

[@InglesDinamico100]

Futhermore was worst design flowers in the carpet got awfull

[@Xerxes2005]

Not that stupid actually. That way he could sit at his desk while his guests are comfortably sitting on the couch. The other set up could be used for more informal meetings.

[@InglesDinamico100]

@@Xerxes2005 there is a chair front of his desk to this

[@krashd]

So basically the room rarely changed until the 70's when Presidents realised that tax dollars grow on trees and the entire White House should be redecorated by every new president?

[@DavidRdavidminecraft]

Man, I really like Obama’s office. Nice contrast between the white of the carpet and walls and the red curtains. Also not overdoing the desk or flags is nice. Probably felt nice and spacious, cozy even, while also maintaining the atmosphere of importance that the Oval Office holds

[@thiccchungo1041]

I would’ve liked if there was a touch of red somewhere on the carpet to go with the red curtains but it’s still a really nice design

[@nancyd4250]

I agree, I like Obama and Reagan's office. Obama's felt quite clean and spacious. Reagan's felt very interesting as well. Everyone else had some weird color tastes, lol.

[@Ttegegg]

@@nancyd4250 there politicians alright. What did you expect. Also very old

[@far22186]

Couldve done without Obama in there though

[@jordank5328]

Except Trump it seemed like the flags were more or less the same throughout

[@Flutterzancelight]

Kennedy: I will add couch for people Nixon: More couch Reagan: Less couch Clinton: modernize the Oval office W. Bush: Texas version! Obama: Neutral ... Biden: Clinton come back

[@aestheticspace8862]

You missed out trump

[@mikemo949]

And you skipped trump for what?

[@Flutterzancelight]

Trump: White Oval office

[@Flutterzancelight]

@@mikemo949 fearing racist joke

[@Dark-sx3bd]

Trump: adds more whiteness to the White House

[@mapleleaf0]

By pausing and using my arrow keys to forward and backward, I was able to flip easily between versions and really find interesting changes. One of the most interesting things to me is who used other presidents' pieces. Biden kept Trumps drapes and brought back Clinton's rug. Carter kept most of Ford's things, just rearranged them. Interesting that no one had a seating arrangement around the fireplace till Kennedy. We might guess that was Jackie's doing.

[@debbiesims138]

I wasn't too impressed with the rooms. I knew Jackie would fix it and I wasn't disappointed.

[@destubae3271]

After watching the JFK phone call of him being pissed about a chair, I now imagine him just being irritated as soon as he walks into the oval office for the first time and demanding changes in his Boston accent. "What the hell is this? Is that green?"

[@bigfatchubbybritboy9445]

Jordan Maaarsh!

[@cavalheirodeouro3705]

Found an error. Andrew Jackson's portrait is from Trump's time, not Biden's. Bidens replaced it with one from Benjamin Franklin.

[@kova1577]

Well Ben probably voted for him so got to pay respects

[@Abeau100]

@@kova1577 cope

[@kova1577]

@@Abeau100 oh believe me I am. We all are financially with his policies

[@Abeau100]

@@kova1577 cope harder, MAGAt. The days of MAGA are over lmao

[@elgatogrande561]

@@Abeau100 you are a textbook example of partisan brainrot, lol

[@rhsking05]

Fascinating, Carter not only made a sitting area at the far end of the oval office, the norm after Kenedy made that a first, but also chose to place a couch and some chairs in front of his desk to allow ppl he was talking to to be more comfortable. How thoughtful and kind of him. He would have been the only considerate president in this aspect if Trump hadn’t done a half hearted attempt at something similar with a row of four chairs in front of his desk. Carter and Trump have something in common, they both made space for ppl to SIT in front of the president’s desk. Cool vid.

[@phoenixrising2268]

Donald Trump was the only one to have a line of chairs in front of his desk. He constantly needs an audience.

[@whyareyoureadingthis1356]

1:07 not gonna lie, this one looks best..

[@pepperVenge]

The yellow and blue go well together.

[@yousefmirlohi9897]

Yeah I liked that one too

[@oscarcastelot2154]

Was Nixon a fan of the Lakers or something?

[@Anatoly2303]

@@pepperVenge you like Ukraine, right?🇺🇦

[@pepperVenge]

@@Anatoly2303 I'm indifferent to Ukraine. I neither like or dislike that country. Though I feel sympathy for them regarding Russia and Crimea.

[@EyeLean5280]

Thanks for this. It's interesting that JFK made the most substantial changes to the way the space is used. Before him, most of the room is empty and unutilized, and after him, changes to the sofa area really only amount to a bit of tweaking.

[@TheEpicLJ]

Well it was mainly Jackie Kennedy her and Truman did the most for the White House (Truman had it gutted and remodeled after wwii) she added the more modern aspects

[@Acorn11982]

But the white wash really ruins it

[@nevillewran4083]

The single chair in front of the 2 lounges in Kennedy's Oval Office is a rocking chair, which eased his back injury.

[@leosf9751]

Designer: How many chairs do you want? Trump: Yes

[@Feffooo]

Jimmy Carter must have thought: "Screw it let's turn my office into a granny house" 1:14

[@lucajohnen6719]

The couches tho. Why back to back?!

[@neiko9251]

@@lucajohnen6719 So you can be comfortable while talking to him. President Carter was dead ass the nicest, easy going, and loving US President, he literally pardoned every man that evaded the Vietnam War Draft, returned the Panama Canal to Panama, created the Department of Education through his cabinet as a focal point to his presidency, promoted human rights, created Habitat For Humanity, and crafted a National Energy Policy. All Presidents should look to President Carters legacy when they must ask themselves “Am I going too far? , Is this right? , Is this humane? , Do Americans get hurt by this and by how much?

[@thesingingpeas4542]

It was Ford though that started it 🧐

[@neiko9251]

@@thesingingpeas4542 yeah but Carter really got it done. Ford half assed it and left it on the hill to die

[@thelegendofpipit]

This is the real life version of different doctors’ TARDIS interiors from Doctor Who

[@MSW96]

By the time Ford and Carter came in, even if you didn't know exactly when their terms began, you could tell it was the 70s lol

[@crazytacobananax4862]

The Best one is Definitely Nixon's and Biden's Reagan's and Clinton's are also nice. If i were President i would have Nixon's with a few modifications!!!

[@yupyup8305]

I like the Bush ones to both the 1st and 2nd.

[@markhenley3097]

I like the carpet Reagan and Trump used, since it looks a little like the Roman Senate. But I also like Biden's because the white and blue contrast well. But I'd probably go for JFK's as my favourite, although I would change the rug colour to something simpler.

[@The.Rooster]

Bush's office looked very homie to it, so I'd say his is my favorite (But id add some plants)

[@ilebillybobjoe]

Trumps looks like a mix of Obama and Reagan.

[@Jacksonian]

Biden’s rug doesn’t match the colour of the room well

[@prestonanonuoso5508]

The expectations of the comments section: Political The comments: A bunch of interior designers

[@yzyzhukiupenitrio3835]

The "Innovators" 0:17 - 0:41 ... Nothing has Changed, favorite Color Olive Green... 0:47 Truman ... Let's Change the Color & Books on the Wall ... 0:57 Kennedy ... Two armchairs & coffee table ... 1:15 Carter ... Place the armchairs differently 1:19 Reagan ... Two Plants ... 1:30 Clinton ... One Plant..

[@dompedroii4656]

True my Friend

[@YoYo-ff9nm]

You forgot 1:03 for Johnson with his extended windows

[@ricardotella1864]

It's like the TARDIS every time the doctor regenerates

[@bleentrean5849]

To be honest the TARDIS was actually in the office one episode.

[@Marylandbrony]

So the United States should have ceased to exist after Millard Fillmore?

[@ricardotella1864]

@@Marylandbrony we'll go with what happened to the 11th doctor and just loop that shit

[@taffykins2745]

I liked the Reagan and George W offices the best. Trump's was nice too. So many of them looked like a carnival! Strange to see the same green walls and carpet in the earlier decades. Nice video, thanks!

[@forrestgump5315]

How many flags do you want Donald? Mmm yes. Absolutely. Tremendous

[@lukdmi835]

During Trump's term the Space Forces were established. So he wanted to show it with other 5 flags: Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and Marines.

[@jmiquelmb]

I thought his oval office would be the tackiest but honestly I think Clinton’s and Biden’s dark blue floor is too over the top. Specialty Clinton’s white and red stripes on the sofas

[@phoenixrising2268]

Donald Trump was the only one to have a line of chairs in front of his desk. He constantly needs an audience.

[@timthomson7532]

He likes to hump them so the more the merrier

[@WinstonSmithGPT]

@@phoenixrising2268When you’re senile and shitting yourself, you don’t want an audience.

[@mannymarotta]

Nixon's color palette is so gaudy, going from him to Ford is a shock because Ford's looks like a grandpas' house

[@talbertobarbossa75]

It was the 70s

[@Xerxes2005]

Yeah, Ford's office looks the most cosy and bright, but the less stately. I have a feeling Mrs Ford had a word or two about the decoration.

[@austincde]

Nixon was a Batman villain

[@max__pain]

@@talbertobarbossa75 Literally what I was going to say. The decade that style forgot.

[@austincde]

@@invisiblehands4000 I see the Circus-Circus

[@Justacuase18]

I like how the first few only made minor changes, Kennedy it looked like was the first to add extra furniture to make the office more inviting

[@jimmadson]

That was probably Jackie's addition. She had a committee, funded by donations, that repurchased furniture that was originally in the White House.

[@rileyhansonofficial]

15 seconds to read 10 words, but only 3 seconds for each room. Interesting editing.

[@justinkubusch1336]

The look of Bill Clinton's oval office is the one I always associate it with. My favourite one is probably Truman's or, well, Clinton's. Nixon had a good one too

[@h0eera.115]

Bill's oval office is so iconic ...

[@jeffbenton6183]

It's weird, I grew up under G. W. Bush, and yet when I think of the Oval Office, I've always thought of the look that Clinton gave it, even though I was too young to remember anything from that time.

[@giannisksanthopoulos4300]

Nixon's office look like interior of Bentley. So awesome

[@DavidMcCoul]

Editing could have been better. Crossfades should have been used between images to see the changes. The transitions used change the position of the elements being compared, making them distracting and ineffective. A reupload with the right type of transition would be helpful to he viewer.

[@kaizersolze]

Carter, being from Georgia, decorated his office with lots of sitting spaces for lots of people. That's how country people would do it. He was also a nuclear engineer by trade (as well as a farmer) so I wouldn't expect beautiful design from a scientific mind.

[@sebastian19739]

His set was inviting and comfortable plus I like how one sofa was facing the Oval Office desk and the other sofa was revered to accommodate a more comfortable meeting and press.

[@alexfrance8864]

And biden recently dethroned him as worst president in the last 60 years

[@sebastian19739]

@@alexfrance8864 Nope. George W and Trump are still in the running for that. W oversaw much more deaths and bungled military actions. Amazing what time does to the memory.

[@ruthekangaro]

@@sebastian19739 His own voter base hated him so much they made his brother mincemeat in 2016. That tends to happen when your 8 years has 9/11, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Great recession.

[@ruthekangaro]

@@alexfrance8864 Your last great disaster W had 9/11, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Great recession happen in less than 100 months. Your party didn't just regret him they disowned him.

[@xondeez757]

Bill Clinton one looks most iconic to me. Whenever I think of the Oval Office his one comes to mind. I believe movies used his design a lot too

[@vl2663]

Same here. It just screams America to me. The others may be meh or nice but this one would actually make me feel like I’m in the most important office in America

[@LordNextDoor]

Yup it looks official

[@gabrielgingras814]

Good choice on Biden.

[@beckycaughel7557]

Yes I think the same thing but that might be because I believe that that’s the office they used for the TV series the West Wing

[@sandeepvk]

Jimmy Carter would have most hated meetings, to have chairs face backwards 😂

[@yupyup8305]

I like Trumps idea with the seats in front of the desk so you don't have to stand telling him stuff maybe just a little bit less flags next time just maybe. Edit: Don't go to the comments for your mental health

[@Caleb-fv5fp]

No less flags

[@jennywakemanxj-9296]

@Mercury _Indeed_

[@dunamoose3446]

@Mercury based

[@cavalheirodeouro3705]

Found an error. Andrew Jackson's portrait is from Trump's time, not Biden's. Bidens replaced it with one from Benjamin Franklin.

[@alisavdagic8116]

@Mercury yeah he was most patriotic. He ran country from Kremlin. 😂😂

[@williamperkins9125]

This is cool. Cold you reupload with a fade instead of swipes though? Can’t really get a feeling for the changes this way.

[@jimmadson]

My only comment is about the Resolute desk. The front panel was ordered by FDR to block the view of his leg braces but in this it seems to come and go. Also, there were many administrations where it was substituted with a different desk. Here is a description from Wikipedia. The Resolute desk was received at the White House on November 23, 1880, and shortly thereafter was moved to the second floor. It stayed in the President's Office and President's Study until the White House Reconstruction from 1948 to 1952. After the reconstruction, it was placed in the Broadcast Room where Dwight D. Eisenhower used it during radio and television broadcasts. Jackie Kennedy rediscovered the desk and had it brought to the Oval Office in 1961. The desk was removed from the White House after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and went on a traveling exhibition with artifacts of the Kennedy Presidential Library. It was then put on display in the Smithsonian Institution. President Jimmy Carter brought the desk back to the Oval Office in 1977, where it has remained since, save that George H. W. Bush used the C&O desk in the Oval Office but kept the Resolute desk in the White House. The desk has been modified twice. Franklin Roosevelt requested the addition of a door with the presidential seal to conceal his leg braces and a safe, but it was not installed until 1945, after his death. A 2-inch-tall (5.1 cm) plinth was added to the desk in 1961 and replaced in 1986.

[@DerpyPossum]

if i ever became President, i’d make my Oval Office look the way it did back in 1909. :)

[@timwarheit4908]

Reagan's is great but I think I like Kennedy's the best. Simple, relaxed, and the red carpet is a really classy touch.👍

[@xanderpower5873]

To be fair, they had to change Clinton's curtains for more than just aesthetics

[@eyeflaps]

Clinton's looked the best thanks to that big blue carpet. Glad Biden brought that back.

[@poindexterorozco]

I loved how Carter is the only president from the modern era to not change the decor. It resembles his values of conservatorship

[@nymphomata69]

I like to think that it's like a set from a TV series along the lines of a Doctor Who format where the main character is the same but its played by different actors throughout the years, so the set for their hub (the TARDIS, in the case of Doctor Who) changes to represent the personality of each version of the character.

[@RealBadGaming52]

i like that, and Dr Who got to meet Nixon and see his decor in series 5

[@coloneljackmustard]

Doctor Who has become too popular in the States. I liked it better when it was much less well known over here, back during the Tom Baker era.

[@yoloswaggins1579]

George Bush Sr. Office is underrated. It's got the perfect blend between cozy, modern and professional.

[@paradigm2841]

Are the ratings on yelp? I can't find them..

[@obseed3041]

This feels like browsing the sims' prebuild rooms lol

[@KCCardCo]

Truman added the balcony, made the Oval Office more inviting, and rebuilt an entire building. We need him for our infrastructure in 2023. If he were around today we'd have the best infrastructure in the world.

[@AnitaClue]

He'd still have to deal with Congress though.

[@YeomanLocksly]

I visited a replica of the oval office in the LBJ library.

[@gutan6248]

Scotland brother

[@hawkerben1158]

I think Nixon’s looked the best, it had a nice contrast and in my opinion blue and yellow go very well together

[@forest3064]

It looks like a light orange/almost gold-like color (I guess basically yellow on second thoughts), but I agree, very nice color scheme.

[@montagnegign3978]

Little bit tacky but ok

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

Really? Wow! I thought that was the worst!

[@nothingtoseehere96]

Berkeley colors. Haha.

[@ashupashu5559]

I like Clinton's the best, even thought the sofas were unusually colored.

[@raylivaldez5564]

I like kennedys classiness, simplicity and elegance, also Reagan's and Obama's, Obama's look very clean

[@TuxedoKat]

Some presidents: Nah, I'll keep my office looking the same for 8 years... Joe Biden: Changes Room design after 2 months

[@bwm-tz4hx]

Dang, the Oval Office from 2000 - Now has been getting better

[@theactualdarthvader]

i wonder what’s Nixon’s favorite basketball team lmao

[@memezoffuckery3207]

The Oval Office of 2050 will consist of a carpet and 2 couches still, both of which will have Ahegao faces all over it.

[@ilebillybobjoe]

Make your eyes look up and put your tong out

[@chickenflavor9880]

How sad.

[@ruthiemay423]

2050 oval office will be in a cave somewhere.

[@madden8021]

Nah, it would be gamimg couches and gaming Chairs with LED Lights all around the oval office.

[@johansegura2469]

The Kennedy and Trump ones were the best

[@YoYo-ff9nm]

Trump's one was too much and annoying

[@Joe-sd2kx]

Trumps was good but it wasn’t colorful. Clinton’s, bidens, Nixon, Kennedy, carter, Reagan, trumps are great

[@PolishGod1234]

Reagan's room was the best

[@ocularzombie6679]

Obama's design is probably my favorite, it looks much more elegant if you will

[@hannesproductions4302]

It goes from being a office to being a film set with JFK

[@vutruongquang3501]

I really like how some of the decoration theme really show some fundamental things about the sitting president, like Jimmy Carter Oval Office feels friendly, while Ronald Reagan is stylish

[@666kvlt]

all older presidents: *serious* jfk: i’m chilling

[@mrtacomandude]

Reagan definitely had the coolest rug

[@DivineHellas]

His room was really nice generally

[@timothycreed3452]

As a dude who worked in the Trump White House I need to make a correction. The portrait of Andrew Jackson was actually hanged in Trumps Oval Office, not Biden's. But seriously, fantastic work!!!!

[@nollyfkennedy]

The JFK one- with that red rug- was actually the redesign that was going on when he was assassinated. Before that he was still using part of the Truman/Eisenhower color scheme. (Jackie had altered some aspects, and of course JFK added his personal objects and selected paintings. But then Jackie decided to redesign again.)

[@Tguchi26]

Exactly! If you look at pictures of Kennedy in office, he is surrounded by the aquamarine drapery and carpet!

[@maria-melek]

That’s crazy I follow you on IG, I’d never imagine I’d see anyone I follow on YT lol

[@nollyfkennedy]

@@maria-melek lmao hi :>

[@andrewcutler1380]

That’s cool. How long did LBJ use the red scheme until he changed it?

[@nollyfkennedy]

@@andrewcutler1380 not long, I think just until early 1964. But he'd already changed the desk. Here's an excerpt from an article from Medium about the same day of the assassination and redecoration of the Office: “It was certainly too much too fast for anyone in the West Wing that tragic afternoon; no one even seemed to know, until seeing the carpet, that the Oval Office was even being redecorated. Advisor Bundy: “Oh my God, they’re putting scarlet carpets in the President’s office! We must stop it.” Daniel Patrick Moynihan, an assistant labor secretary, thought “It looked as though they knew a new President was coming in.” Photographs were taken for posterity and the late president’s belongings were removed. Mrs. Kennedy would see the blood-red carpet and her husband’s office for a few moments the next day.”

[@estevanguzman7456]

Little weird that it took up to JFK for someone to decide there should be a couple of sofas and a coffee table, not only for meetings, but to fill up space!

[@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent]

In a sense JFK was a modern man of the new families that came out of WW2. Having the office carry a more live in feel does kinda make sense. It also gives ambassadors and other workers in the white house the feeling of something that isn't threatening or cold. Having the Office feel like a living room or meeting room does make sense and lets down the guard of people as well.

[@thechumpsbeendumped.7797]

They got their money’s worth out of that first carpet. 36 years is impressive.

[@panther7748]

Nixon: "Horrible screaming colours and no books in the bookshelfs. I want to look like the unsophisticated asshole that I am!" Clinton: "Screaming colours? YEAH!"

[@LSBBD]

Also clinton: cigar box...YEAH!!!

[@nemrody7828]

Except he's used complementary colours, which is actually encouraged in decor, clothing and art.

[@MRTOWELRACK]

@@nemrody7828 Blue and yellow aren't complementary. Blue and orange are.

[@nemrody7828]

@@MRTOWELRACK except that is orange. it's yellow-orange, to be more precise, and it's a split complementary of blue

[@sunriseentertainment4037]

Joe biden: yes I would love the portrait of Andrew Jackson on my wall

[@williamyelton2227]

I saw that too and thought no way. Looked up photos online and he has Franklin there

[@sunriseentertainment4037]

Oh

[@sunriseentertainment4037]

Nice discoveries

[@teenamalanga5342]

All the early ones when the furniture is under arrest! (Ok everyone, up against the wall)

[@yeti8631]

It would be cool if to honor every president a little item was left on a desk of some sort with initials to remember them.

[@nate-bc9zw]

So we would have had 46 items on the desk by now, pretty soon there’d be no where to work, maybe leaving an item on one of the shelves would be a better idea, but I like it!

[@Joe-sd2kx]

I would say a book with 46 presidential sections. With their most important accomplishments and fun facts about them.

[@nate-bc9zw]

@@Joe-sd2kxYou can get a book like that anywhere

[@thunderbird1921]

@@Oberkommando I'm pretty sure every vice president signs the drawer inside of the VP desk when they enter office, pretty cool to have all your predecessors' signatures in there.

[@silenthunteruk]

@@thunderbird1921 That happens with Senators; they each put their name in their chamber desk.

[@GT7776]

why do you change some slides quicker than others? did anyone review the video before posting it not hating, just some constructive feedback

[@maxwellweiss9849]

Okay not gonna lie Joe Biden's design kinda goes hard

[@panzerkampfwagenvi8265]

Richard Nixon’s office looks like the IKEA CEO’s office.

[@Raiyanking]

This shit startin to look like SimCity build your own room