Thu Jan 08, 2009 at 01:09:01 AM EST
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| Quote of the day - from Bill Clinton: " I Love This Rug " 
George W. Bush's rug (photo above).
The current Oval Office specially-designed wool rug featuring the Presidential coat of arms was designed by Laura Bush at a cost of $61,000. The Bill Clinton rug (below): 
The George H. Bush rug (below): 
Replica of the Ronald Regan rug (below): 
From Wiki: A tradition evolved in the latter part of the twentieth century of each new administration redecorating the office to the President's liking. A new administration usually selects an oval carpet, new drapery, the paintings on the walls, and some furniture.
The carpet of the oval office bears the Seal of the President. There is a popular misconception that the seal changes during time of war, with the eagle's head turning from the olive branch to the arrows. In fact, the design of the seal has not changed since Truman redesigned the seal in 1945. President Truman's elliptical carpet was the first to incorporate the presidential seal. In Truman's carpet the seal was represented monochromatically through varying depths of the cut pile. His carpet was used in the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations. In recent years most administrations have created their own rug working with an interior designer and the Curator of the White House.
Most incoming presidents continue using the rug of their predecessor until their new one is installed. The retired carpet very often is then moved to the presidential library of the president for whom it was made.
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| Leah :: " I Love This Rug "
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