White House Trivia

Study Notes

The incoming President has a 4-hour window to set up the Oval Office on Inauguration Day.
Joe Biden chose the furniture and decorations with the help of his brother, who is an architect.
The Oval Office has a replica facility in suburban Maryland where the President can pick furniture and rugs and see how they look before moving into the actual office.

The Resolute Desk was previously used by John Kennedy.
Joe Biden's grandson, Beauy, has a picture of him coming out from underneath the desk, similar to John-John Kennedy's famous photo.
The Oval Office has portraits of five individuals who represent American possibilities: Martin Luther King, Bobby Kennedy, Rosa Parks, Cesar Chavez, and John Kennedy.
The room also has personal family photographs and mementos, such as a picture of Joe Biden's daughter, Ashley, on her wedding day, and a rugby ball from the All Irish rugby team.

Joe Biden has a keepsake Bible that has been used for every public office swearing-in.
He has a Moon rock and a '67 Corvette, a gift from his father.
The President Biden Expressway in Scranton, Pennsylvania, was renamed in his honor.
He has a sketch of Frederick Douglass and a private office where he works on speeches.

The room was used by Barack Obama and Joe Biden for weekly lunches during their eight years in office.
The room has personal family photographs, including one of Joe Biden's son, Beau, who passed away.
The President has a command coin with Beau's unit on it, which he gives as a gift to guests.

The room has a chair for each department, with the President's chair being two inches higher than the others.
The chairs are heavy and have the name of the department on the back.
The room is considered sacred by the President, where important decisions are made.

The President has a tradition of giving homemade chocolate chip cookies to guests.
Joe Biden is a subscriber to "Architectural Digest" and considers himself a frustrated architect.

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