Inside Joe Biden's New Oval Office (Photos)

On Wednesday, President Joe Biden took the oath of office and became the 46th president of the United States.

The first glimpse of Biden's Office has been unveiled, showing how the office has visibly transformed, in a matter of hours, to reflect the taste and politics of the officeholder.

He filled the Oval Office with figures of American leaders and icons, focusing the room around a massive portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt that hangs across from the Resolute Desk.

Here's how Biden has chosen to change the Oval Office.

Artwork

A portrait of Andrew Jackson, to the left of the seat at the Resolute Desk, has been replaced with a portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Joseph Duplessis.

The Washington Post, which got a first look at the Oval's new interior decorations, reported that the Franklin portrait and a nearby moon rock set, are meant to represent Biden's interest in science.

A bronze bust of Latino civil rights leader Cesar Chavez was also placed on the credenza behind his desk.

Chavez sought to bring awareness to the harsh conditions of farmworkers in the US and fight for better incomes. The prominent inclusion of his bust in the West Wing came the same day Biden proposed immigration legislation that would allow undocumented farm workers to qualify to apply for green cards immediately.

Biden also placed the White House collection painting "Avenue in the Rain" to the right of the seat at the Resolute Desk. The artwork, rife for metaphors, was on display in the Oval under Trump but switched out during his term.

The oil painting, created in 1917, was placed in the Oval Office during the Obama and Clinton administrations.

The Post reported that busts of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy flank a fireplace in the office.

There are also busts of Rosa Parks, Eleanor Roosevelt, and an Allan Houser sculpture depicting a horse and Chiricahua Apache rider.

Other parts of the office also feature paintings of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton as well as a bust of Daniel Webster, a former senator who defended the Union.

Meanwhile, a bust of Winston Churchill has been removed from display.

Interior decorating

There were two sets of objects spotted on the Resolute Desk, a cup and saucer set, as well as a box of pens to sign the orders.

The office also featured a tufted, dark brown leather chair, a switch from the thick, reddish-brown executive seat, Trump was last photographed sitting on inside the Oval Office.

The Bidens selected at least two Clinton-era furnishings to replace Trump's selections, a blue Oval Office rug with floral trim and darker gold curtains.

Subtle changes

Flags of the US military branches, which Trump originally added to the decor of the room, as well as his Challenge Coin collection, often placed on the credenza, have been removed.

Photographs behind the President, typically displayed on the credenza, were switched to feature Biden's family. Many of the photos show just how large the President's family is, which featured many members who accompanied him in Washington on Inauguration Day. The photos also featured one of his late son, Beau.