Biden Removes Andrew Jackson Portrait, Churchill Bust, Military Flags in Oval Office Decor Shakeup

A bust of labor leader Cesar Chavez sits behind the Resolute Desk, in the Oval Office, in Washington, on Jan. 20, 2021. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

As with past U.S. leaders, President Joe Biden’s new Oval Office decor hints at the landscape of attitudes that are likely to reflect the tone and priorities of his administration.

“It was important for President Biden to walk into an Oval that looked like America and started to show the landscape of who he is going to be as president,” Ashley Williams, the deputy director of Oval Office operations, told The Washington Post during an exclusive tour.