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Modern Oval Office, 1934–present edit

President	Designer		Artwork/Statues/Pictures	Notes
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]