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Donald Trump has, just like every president, made significant changes in the White House once he moved in for his second ...
A new feature documentary from Time Studios and Stevie Wonder’s Eyes ‘n’ Sound will highlight the music icon’s pivotal role in the campaign to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a federal holiday.
In May, President Donald Trump selected a design for the Golden Dome—a space-based defense system designed to protect the U.S ...
A bronze bust of Martin Luther King Jr., which had previously been featured prominently in the Oval Office, has been quietly removed from the Oval Office.
In long days scheduled in 15-minute increments, presidents are asked to make decisions affecting millions -- sometimes life-or-death decisions. "When you get to the Oval Office, there are no easy ...
We are less than five months into Trump's second term, and despite loss after loss in court, the administration seems determined to stick to Abusive Federalism as both the philosophy and practice of ...
During Trump’s first term, then-South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem gave him a $1,100 bust of Mount Rushmore featuring his face, knowing he’d appreciate the gesture. She’s now his homeland security ...
In 1984, President Ronald Reagan wrote in his diary that Desmond Tutu was “naive” for pressuring him — unsuccessfully — to support sanctions to pressure South Africa to end apartheid.
Gold is a strong theme, with eagles and medallions decorating the fireplace. Trump’s Georgia mug shot also hangs just outside the Oval Office, The president has also tripled the number of ...
President Trump showed the different presidents’ portraits hanging on the wall of the office. Some portraits included Ronald Reagan, Franklin D Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.
In 1909, when President William Howard Taft built the first Oval Office, it was designed in the Federal style, which is the form of Georgian neoclassicism favored by the Founding Fathers.
So while Trump may have brought back Reagan's rug, it's clear he's cracked away from much of the former president's legacy. Style is easy to replicate, but substance is harder to come by.