In 2016, before he took office the first time, Trump offered to spend $100 million for a new White House ballroom. He never ...
The office's oval shape was inspired by the shape of the Blue Room on the first floor, according to the White House Historical Association. It was completed in 1909 under President William Taft.
Every president gets to decorate the Oval Office to their liking — but sometimes, they keep the decor of their predecessor.
President Trump found a handwritten letter from outgoing President Biden in the Oval Office’s Resolute Desk, continuing a longstanding tradition of presidential transitions.
President Donald Trump redecorated the Oval Office with many of the same artifacts from his first White House term.