The Oval Office

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1. The Oval Office
2. MainCreated in 1909 as part of an
3. Architecture and furnishingswas inspired by the
4. Architecture and furnishingsDecember 24, 1929 - a
5. Architecture and furnishingsTraditional decorations:the Resolute desk, so
6. Architecture and furnishingsA series of bronze sculptures
7. Architecture and furnishingsSince President Barack Obama
8. Architecture and furnishingsOval Office carpetThe carpet
9. HistoryThe Oval Office is associated in Americans'
10. HistoryUse of the Oval Office for television
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MainCreated in 1909 as part of an overall expansion of the West Wing of the White House during the administration of William Howard Taftthe 1st Oval Office, designed by Nathan C.Wyeth

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Слайд 1The Oval Office

the official office of the President of the

United States

Слайд 2Main
Created in 1909 as part of an overall expansion of

the West Wing of the White House during the administration

of William Howard Taft

the 1st Oval Office, designed by Nathan C.Wyeth for President William Howard Taft

MainCreated in 1909 as part of an overall expansion of the West Wing of the White House

Слайд 3 Architecture and furnishings
was inspired by the elliptical Blue Room
three

large south-facing windows behind the president's desk and a fireplace

at the north end of the room
The Oval Office has four doors
An oval interior space is a Baroque concept that was adapted by Neoclassicism

Architecture and furnishingswas inspired by the elliptical Blue Room three large south-facing windows behind the president's

Слайд 4Architecture and furnishings
December 24, 1929 - a fire damaged the

West Wing. President Franklin D. Roosevelt engaged a staff architect,

Eric Gugler, to redesign the West Wing with the Oval Office placed in the southeast corner more robust Georgian details

Architecture and furnishingsDecember 24, 1929 - a fire damaged the West Wing. President Franklin D. Roosevelt engaged

Слайд 5Architecture and furnishings
Traditional decorations:
the Resolute desk, so named because it

was built from the timbers of the British frigate HMS

Resolute
a portrait of George Washington over the mantel on the north end of the room
a tradition of displaying potted Swedish ivy (Plectranthus verticillatus) atop the mantel

Architecture and furnishingsTraditional decorations:the Resolute desk, so named because it was built from the timbers of the

Слайд 6Architecture and furnishings
A series of bronze sculptures of horses and

Western themes by Frederic Remington
A large case clock, commonly called

a grandfather clock, built in Boston by John and Thomas Seymour, c. 1795-1805

Architecture and furnishingsA series of bronze sculptures of horses and Western themes by Frederic RemingtonA large case

Слайд 7 Architecture and furnishings
Since President Barack Obama took office in 2009

he made some changes
and subtle additions in the

decorations

Childe Hassam ,The Avenue in the Rain and Norman

Norman Rockwell, The Statue of Liberty

a hand-carved wooden sculpture from Kenya, symbolizing the fragility of power

Architecture and furnishingsSince President Barack Obama took office in 2009 he made some changes and

Слайд 8 Architecture and furnishings
Oval Office carpet
The carpet of the oval
office

bears the Seal of
the President
Plaster celling medallion (since 1934)

Architecture and furnishingsOval Office carpetThe carpet of the oval office bears the Seal of the PresidentPlaster

Слайд 9History
The Oval Office is associated in Americans' minds with the

presidency itself through memorable images, such as a young John

F. Kennedy, Jr. peering through the front panel of his father's desk, Richard Nixon speaking by telephone with the Apollo 11 astronauts after their successful voyage, and Amy Carter bringing her Siamese cat Misty Malarky Ying Yang to brighten President Jimmy Carter's day