The official office of the President and his primary place of work, the Oval Office provides the President with easy access to senior advisors and the Executive Residence. It was created in 1909 when the West Wing doubled in size under President William Howard Taft.

Jan 5, 2010 · Since taking office in January, Mr. Obama gradually has made the Oval Office his own. President Barack Obama's Oval Office is seen at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Dec....

Sep 3, 2017 · During his final moments in the Oval Office, President Barack Obama folded into thirds a handwritten letter to Donald Trump, slid it into an envelope, and in neat capital letters addressed it to...

This photograph of the Oval Office by Bruce White was taken in 2010 during the Barack Obama administration. President Obama used the Resolute desk, popular among modern presidents, and displayed a bust of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Augustus Saint-Gauden's bust of President Abraham Lincoln.

The Oval Office is the formal working space of the president of the United States. ... A portrait of Abraham Lincoln by George Henry Story hung in George W. Bush's office and continued in Barack Obama's and Joe Biden's. Three landscapes and cityscapes ...

As the official office of the President and his primary place of work, the Oval Office provides the President with easy access to his senior advisors and the Executive Residence. Beyond its distinctive shape, the most famous feature of the Oval Office is the Resolute Desk.

Apr 3, 2021 · The Resolute Desk is a mainstay feature of the Oval Office. Since its first use in that office by President Kennedy, the desk has become ingrained with the presidency. Its richly stained oak timbers are a treat for the eyes. Its weight and size (over 1,000 lbs and 6 feet long) effectively communicate power and influence.

The Oval Office is the president's formal workspace, where he confers with heads of state, diplomats, his staff, and other dignitaries; where he often addresses the American public and the world on television or radio; and where he deals with the issues of the day.

More recently President Barack Obama rankled the sensibilities of decorum dictators when the White House released a photo showing Obama sitting at his Oval Office desk and talking on the phone wearing only shirt sleeves—a form of casual dress that his predecessor had completely forbidden to be photographed.

Jan 18, 2017 · Ahead of the next facelift, we look at how the decor of the Oval Office in the White House has changed over the past three administrations. President Barack Obama (in office 2009-2017) Photo courtesy of the White House Photo Archive