Behind the Oval Office Office Office Office "The Heart of the US President

The Oval Office is a symbol of presidential supremacy, representing an American leadership identity instantly recognizable by people around the world.

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In fact, the Oval Office only existed for about half of the history of the White House. When the construction of the White House was completed in 2343, there was no Oval Office, and the West Wing, which now houses the Oval Office, did not exist. Each president would choose a home space for his own office.

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The Oval Office has been the primary office of the President since President William Howard Taft took office in October 1909 following the expansion of the White House's "West Wing."

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Architect Nathan C.Wyeth, who designed, was inspired by President George Washington, who liked the oval-shaped room, which at the president's home in Philadelphia, converted two rooms with bent ends for official reception. When his guests surrounded him, Washington would stand in the middle to welcome him. No one would stand at the head or at the end of the room, everyone was the same distance from the president. The circle became a symbol of democracy at the Oval Office.

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Inside the Oval Office, the most prominent point in the Oval Office is the desk of the U.S. president, and the "Resolute Desk" has always created the color of the White House.

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What is the Resolute Desk?

The Resolute Desk is a British-US relationship media machine, being one of six White House regular desks consisting of C & O, Theodore Roosevelt, Hoover, Johnson and Wilson.

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The Resolute Desk is a desk with a double base, made of oak of the British ship HMS Resolute. In 1880, Queen Victoria gave this desk to President Rutherford B.Hayes, and since then it has been used by almost every president.

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The ship Resolute was part of a British Arctic expedition to find Sir John Franklin, who disappeared while trying to find the northwest shipping channel; the ship Resolute was abandoned after being trapped in the ice; the American whaling ship "George Henry" recovered the ship in 1855, and Parliament appropriated funds to repair it and send it to England as a gift of friendship to Queen Victoria.

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The desk was first used in the Oval Office during the John F.Kennedy presidency, according to the White House Historical Association. Only three presidents are believed to have never used the Resolute Desk in the West Wing of the White House: Lyndon B.Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Gerald Ford.

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Each incumbent in the Oval Office can alter the design; in addition to wall paint, carpets, curtains, and other design elements, the president can also choose artworks, furniture, and items from the White House collection or from their own personal collection to suit their own tastes and preferences.

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When President Trump took office for a second term, President Trump modified the Oval Office, richly decorated with gold, which some said was too "flashy," and ordered the replacement of the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office into the Chesapeake & Ohio (C & O) desk, which he used during his first term, claiming to have the Resolute Desk repaired.

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Amid surprises about changing desks, it was rumored that the cause came after Elon Musk and his four-year-old son, Little X, visited the Oval Office. Little X had snatched his nose and appeared to wipe what was out rubbing on such desks broadcast live on television.

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There is also a history of secret passages, and secret tape recordings in the White House, such as in the era President Franklin Delano Roosevelt installed a recording machine in the Oval Office to take notes from his meetings and conversations. Later presidents used similar recording systems in the Oval Office, especially in the days of Richard Nixon, whose recording tapes were lost during the Watergate investigation and eventually led to his resignation.

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Following the Watergate incident, many believed that secret White House audio recordings had ceased, but the issue of the recording has returned to the spotlight after Trump dismissed James Comey as FBI Director, charged with collusion with Russia in interfering in the 2016 presidential election.

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However, a close friend of Comey's revealed to various news outlets that, at the cause of the dinner, Trump had asked Comey to pledge allegiance, but he refused; then the next day, Trump posted a message on Twitter, indirectly threatening Comey and hinting that he might have "tape recordings" of both of their conversations about election interference.

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All presidential records are subject to the Presidential Records Act, which stipulates that records created or received by the President, the Vice President, and their staff during official duties are public property belonging to the United States, not private property.

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So if there are real recordings of Trump's voice recordings, they are subject to the Presidential Records Act, and Americans will eventually listen to them, which could eventually become the subject of a congressional subpoena.

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A secret passage or secret door hidden inside the Oval Office, which is a personal escape and movement for the president during times of emergency.

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A secret passage was built after Pearl Harbor in December 1941. The Civil Defense Service begged President Franklin D. Roosevelt to move to another location other than the White House for fear of a fire, but the president refused and began construction of a secret passage on the east wing as a bomb refuge, as had long been planned.

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S. News & World Report also reported a secret passage built during President Ronald Reagan to protect the president in cases of terrorism. According to the source, pressing a panel on the wall next to the president's bathroom next to the Oval Office will cause the secret door to slide open, leading to a staircase that goes down to the tunnel corridor.

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The tunnel ends in a storeroom across from the president's private elevator in the basement of the White House. There is also another exit near the former White House barbershop in the basement of the West Wing, and Reagan used the tunnel to sneak Richard Nixon into private meetings about foreign policy.

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It can be seen that inside the richly decorated oval office in the U.S. presidential palace, the vibe of power and the identity of the president hides many secrets, both uncovered or just narratives, that these histories have reflected the complex efforts of the United States to lead the world.

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