White House Trivia

The Oval Office

• 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 White House Decorations

• 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.

Personal Items

• 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.

Private Dining Room

• 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.

Cabinet Room

• 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.

Traditions

• 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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