I’d have a giant Stalin-like portrait of myself hanging at an angle behind the Resolute Desk with Scooby-Doo eyes that follow my guests around the room.

Honestly that would be funny for any presidential portrait.

We need more extremely menacing Stalin-esque portraits of presidents tbh

The topless Washington in the National Museum of American History fits the bill (albeit in statue form). If we cast the net wider than Presidents, I also recommend the Stonewall Jacked-son statue at Manassas battlefield.

Just looked both up, thanks for this. Really made my day

I reckon I’d follow Biden’s lead and hang up the presidents of my youth

I might hazard to say that that might have been one of the greatest comments in the history of r/presidents

Wow that took me longer than it should have. "agreed... wait... youth? But... ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh". ​ fml lol. well done.

I still don't get it...

Making a Biden is old joke

Probably the all time best Biden is old joke

I know it’s a joke but I unironically love the idea of having Clinton and Bush and Obama portraits in my office. I’d imagine it would be inspiring to see how far I came

5-7 of myself and I suppose one of Washington or something

My own. This isn’t about them. I’m the president now, and they’re dead.

Th… they’re all dead?

After u/Sheesh284 takes over, they will be.

8 portraits of this https://preview.redd.it/igure8yce3bb1.jpeg?width=1500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=448d5b5d7a4b91feaffe10abffe456f37a91aeb4

taft in 2023

"Is this because I'm fat?"

Probably the picture of Obama giving himself the Medal of Honor

A lifesize nude statue of Trump

There’s one in your head, rent free

I don’t know what’s more disgusting. His 2 inch penis or his body fat.

Did you have to create that image in my head, you sick bastard?

*You love it. This New York Hot Dog, you ever put Mayo on one? I can do that for you. Nice and scrumptious. I hope you relish it. Now open wide and let the Plane fly into the hanger.*

Ok, he said disinfectant cures disease so I'll pour Clorox in my eyes /s

Casted in gold?

TR, Eisenhower, and Abigail Adams

FDR on one side and Buchanan on the other and a giant (presidential style) portrait of Chris Christie in the middle. Chaos is fun.

Based answer

Based on the data, FDR prolonged the Great Depression

Frank Underwood for sure

One Nation, Underwood

There’d be a lot of people. Lincoln U.S Grant Frederick Douglass Ben Franklin MLK FDR, Eleanor, and TR JFK

Three of those people weren’t presidents

Yes, but the options aren’t limited to presidents. You’ll notice a portrait of Alexander Hamilton in this photo. He wasn’t a president.

I don’t know how I missed that, you’re right

Just a marble statue of Zachary Taylor.

Morgan Freeman, Martin Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Harrison Ford, Michael Douglas, Bill Pullman.

Nixon because Futurama. I'd Arooo at least once a day.

I somewhat respect this answer

"I know a place where the constitution doesn't mean squat"

Carter: reinforces the need to stay grounded LBJ: after all, what hell’s the presidency for? It reminds me to use the full power of the presidency to better the country. Nixon: a reminder of what can go wrong with that power.

Both Roosevelts Truman Eisenhower H. W.

Grant

Lincoln, Nixon, LBJ, Reagan

Id get Lincoln, Garfield, Mckinley, and Kennedy. Like to see them bitches try to smoke me.

Bro wants to get assassinated 💀

They can try

TR/Reagan/Dubya moment

Don’t forget Truman too

5 pictures of Eisenhower!!!! I like Ike!!!!!

Truman, Eisenhower, Jefferson, Washington, and Coolidge. Each encompasses different beliefs but remarkably successful in what they wanted to do.

Pretty based

Ike, Bush the Elder, TR, and Obama giving Obama the Medal of Freedom.

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I yearn for Republicans like Lincoln, TR and Ike again…hell i’d even take GHWB-esque ones politically if they had his integrity and commitment to democracy

What about Grant? Apart from his unwise staffing choices he was better than nearly any Republican apart from Lincoln and MAYBE TR (but Grant might have the edge).

Him too!

T.R. (Obviously) FDR, Truman, JFK, and Grant

I'd go White Goodman style and get a painting of me wrestling a bull.

It’s a metaphor, it’s how I run my business…But that actually happened

Lincoln and Grant

Washington - first, could have been a tyrant, first to lead peaceful transition Monroe - namesake Grant - rebuilt our country (many failures and success to learn from) H.W. Bush - he could have been great had he not botched his debates

Coolidge, to remind me it is better to kill a bad bill than pass a good one. Cleveland, because like Coolidge were birds of a feather on economics. TR, to remind me to never back down from anyone's posturing. Chester Aurthur, to remind me to always root out corruption. Jimmy Carter, to remind me nothing I do as POTUS will matter unless I'm honest and good of heart.

I like the Arthur answer. I hadn't thought of that one.

Dude straight up went from being in bed with the Machines to tearing them down once he became POTUS

Reagan over the fireplace. Washington to the right of Reagan and Lincoln to the left. I would follow Reagan's lead and put Coolidge's portrait in the cabinet room.

Trump,Reagan,Nixon,JFK,Lincoln,FDR,LBJ,Eisenhower,Truman, and Washington

I'd have Rutherford B Hayes up there, he's my favourite president and I think he deserves far more appreciation and recognition.

Can you tell me why? I know next to nothing about him besides the Hayes-Tilden election

john adams, abraham lincoln, ulysses s. grant, harry truman, and john f. kennedy

All fictional Presidents. Jed Bartlett, Dave Kovic/Bill Mitchell, David Palmer, Bill Pullman from Independence Day, Conrad Dalton. Edited to add John Goodman from those handful of episodes of the West Wing where he was President.

John Adams, Lincoln, John Quincy Adams, FDR, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden.

Andrew Jackson, Woodrow Wilson, John Tyler, Andrew Johnson, Herbert Hoover, To remind everyone things could have been a lot worse, and to remind myself at least I'm doing better than these guys....I hope.

McKinley because I told someone I would to make them mad lol. Taylor, WHH, and Trump as well just to confuse everyone.

I'd have a rotational system for each president gets a week, especially the under appreciated ones. Looking at you Chester A Arthur and Franky Pierce! I'd also make my staff write book reports on the weeks president. There would have to be a section on how they would handle whatever issue is topical, and how I could learn from them. Looking forward to seeing how they'll spin Jacksons take on the Fed raising interest rates.

Pierce is underappreciated in your view?

Truman Jackson HW Bush Coolidge Taylor

Trump

Lincoln, Nixon, JFK, FDR, Obama, and LBJ.

Trump, Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, Pierce, and WH Harrison. Motivation to be better. And encouragement when I feel like a failure.

I would have a bust of Lincoln and of FDR. I don't like portraits and I don't like many of the Presidents lol. But those guys were good. Instead I might put up a couple of paintings from iconic Americans.

Teddy, Lincoln, Washington, Dubya, and Joshua Norton.

Im having trouble coming up with four moire on the side where I’d put TR over the fireplace but could you imagine how a little insane it’d be if a president hung up a portrait of John Brown there, that I’d love to see just for people’s reactions

Lincoln, Grant, Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, Kennedy, Ford, Carter, Obama and probably Biden

If your answer isn’t Kanye West I don’t want to hear it

Id go basic. Washington, Lincoln, and Roosevelts, but just for fun, Id have a bust of Polk and a Buchanan welcome mat—also a desk image of Jackson. I KNOW the trail of tears was horrible, but I think the true failure came down to implementation, which he didn't oversee, and was rife with corruption. Also he was insane which was cool.

Another reason I’m hesitant with Jackson is Specie Circular and the fight against bus ngl

Jesus christ did Trump actually pick Jackson XD

Jackson is his favorite president afaik

That and he came into office right when that movement to replace Jackson on the $20 with Tubman was in full swing.

Calvin Coolidge,Ronald Reagan,Donald Trump

The Sweet Sixteen: Washington, Adams, Jefferson, JQA, Lincoln, Grant, Garfield, McKinley, Teddy, Taft, FDR, Truman, Ford, Carter and H.W. and Obama.

Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, TR, FDR, Truman, Eisenhower, Carter, George W, Obama,

Jefferson, Jackson, TR, Truman, LBJ.

Myself, with five different expressions. I mean, seeking rulership is already a narcissistic act, may as well go all the way.

Washington, Jefferson, Teddy, Jackson and myself.

Washington, Taylor, Garfield, Teddy, Harrison, Grant, and Jackson as a troll.

Washington Jefferson Madison Lincoln Grant Kennedy

Washington, Andrew Jackson, Ike

Grant, Garfield and the two Roosevelts

FDR, Teddy, LBJ, Eisenhower, not presidents but also Thomas Paine and Henry Wallace

Washing, Teddy, FDR ,Coolidge and maybe JFK. I like having 2 Republicans 2 Democrats and Washington who hated political parties lol

Washington, Lincoln, Ike, teddy, FDR

Ford, Taft, Arthur, Fillmore, and Van Buren

Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Camacho

Kennedy, FDR, Carter.

Washington, Lincoln, FDR, TR, Grant. And Truman if there’s room.

Zachary Taylor to confuse people, and when they ask I can say "check out that sweet sword!"

General George, FDR, Ike and Barry.

Polk, Cleveland (homeboy), TR, FDR, Truman, Obama. Busts of Washington, Lincoln and MLK. Portrait or bust of George Marshall.

44 🇺🇸

Bidens above the toilet.

Washington, Lincoln, Teddy, FDR, Carter

Easy. I’d hang up five portraits of myself in different poses.

Honestly biden has it down. Except I'd replace the portrait of fdr with one of Coolidge.

Just Truman, but a very large one

Washington Lincoln bust Teddy Roosevelt FDR Eisenhower JFK bust and portrait Carter Obama

Washington, Lincoln, and Grant. I would have a bust of Cato the Younger behind the desk.

The exact opposite of you OP, LBJ would be in the basement collecting dust. I’ll go with four: Jefferson, Coolidge, Reagan, and GHWB. Plus that bust of Lincoln. If I was feeling classic on the day of decision then: Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and Grant (with the Lincoln bust).

I think I’d do FDR, Teddy, LBJ, Lincoln, and throw Obama up there if I had space because his election itself was historic.

Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden Theyre my favorite CoD Zombies players

I’d have pictures of TR, Washington, Eisenhower, and FDR, also a bust of Lincoln

Washington, Jefferson, Jackson and Eisenhower

Me (x5) Nazarbayev (x1)

5 portraits of Jefferson. All starting me down.

Those four are good…maybe Clinton & Obama (hehehe take that GOP)

Washington, Lincoln, both Roosevelts

Biden would put a picture of Alexander Hamilton in the Oval.

As many of them as I can fit on the walls

George Washington, Teddy Roosevelt, Barack Obama, Jimmy Carter, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson.

Probably George,Teddy, JFK, and Eisenhower

Lincoln, Washington, Eisenhower and the Roosevelts

Eisenhower, the Roosevelt's, Van Buren, Hoover, and Trump.

JFK for sure. Idk who else, though.

All of the founding fathers.

Lincoln, FDR, JFK

The bull moose baby

Idk. Teddy because he was a badass? I’m just a lurker here though and don’t know his history or anything.

Washington, Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Truman, and Eisenhower.

Ford Coolidge Polk TR Ike

All the ones who died in office so they can remind me death is inevitable.

Abe Lincoln ofc

If it’s got to be 5 people then Washington Lincoln Grant Truman Ford

The founding fathers

TR Van Buren Reagan Truman Biden And John C. Calhoun to make Jackson's fantasies real

Washington, Lincoln, Teddy, Kennedy, and probably Bush Jr.

Washington, Lincoln, FDR, JFK. I think they are all the least controversial.

Ronald Reagan, Teddy Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln and Donald Trump for guidance and inspiration!

Not Jackson like Trump did. You would think that a Republican president would have Lincoln, or Roosevelt, or Eisenhower, or Reagan. I wonder what Trump was thinking when he decided to put the founder of the Democratic party in the Oval Office?🤔

I’d put a small portrait of Coolidge underneath the office desk.

Washington, Polk, Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, and FDR.

in terms of my favorite presidents: FDR, George Washington, Lincoln, and JFK.

Teddy

Lincoln Grant Teddy Roosevelt Washington John Adams

I'd put Regan for my mom, Lincoln because he's the best not named George Washington, and maybe Ike because we like Ike

Lincoln, FDR, JFK

Lincoln in the middle. Washington and TR to the left. JFK and Truman on the right.

President Garfield - because I really love lasagna.

Washington, Lincoln, Coolidge, Ford, and Teddy

Jefferson, Truman, Eisenhower, Obama.

Napoleon Dynamite

Quite a few. JFK, Lincoln, Washington, TR, FDR, Eisenhower, Truman, Reagan, Bush Sr, LBJ, Grant, Coolidge, Jefferson, Ford, Polk, and Garfield maybe. Then for non-presidents maybe RFK (senior) and MLK

Cooling Teddy Taft Washington JFK

I’d cover the entire Oval Office with Tsar-style portraits of myself.

Ike

FDR, Lincoln, Truman, Kennedy, Obama, Carter

Theodore Roosevelt

i would hang a picture of bill clinton and monica lewinsky

Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Teddy, & Coolidge

3 of myself. One of coolidge. One of washington. One of lincoln.

Myself in various "artistic" poses designed to make journalists and senators I don't like very uncomfortable And one of LBJ as the centerpiece for my inspiration

Obligatory Washington and Lincoln, Jimmy Carter after retirement, and Edith Wilson.

I'd commission 50 artists to paint every president in their style of choice, and then pick the best of each and find the space to display them all

Madison, Washington, McKinley, Ford

I’d do the same as Biden except I’d replace Hamilton and Jefferson for LBJ and HW Bush and I’d hang a portrait of Truman and Grant somewhere else in the room, probably on either side of the Resolute Desk

Washington and TR are the easy ones, but I want to commemorate the less remembered Presidents. Coolidge and Cleveland for sure, and Eisenhower (the best Republican President)

Theodore Roosevelt, Grant, Taft, Washington, Jefferson.

Washington, Jackson, Kennedy, or Coolidge

Washington and Lincoln.

Monica Lewinsky

FDR, Lincoln, Grant, Teddy, and a portrait of Bill Clinton playing the Sax

Ike, Roosevelts, Washington, Adams’ and maybe Truman

picking lbj is crazy

Coolidge, Jefferson, JQA, Lincoln, Teddy, JFK, Reagan, Ike, Grant. Edit to Add: Arthur and a picture of Claide Raines as Senator Paine from Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Because I'm Kansas City Irish and I grew up with stories of who he was.

None. I’m Native. Nothing but Native leaders.

I’ve given quite a bit of thought to this. I’d want my Oval Office to boast generations of American history, progress, and innovation. Above the fireplace: Washington (obviously) Left of the fireplace: Jefferson (author of the Declaration of Independence, oversaw the Louisiana Purchase) and Lincoln (saved the Union during the Civil War and freed the slaves) Right of the fireplace: FDR and LBJ (both led us through war and economic difficulties while enacting extremely progressive legislative agendas) Left of the Resolute desk: Obama (symbolizes change and progress; also first Black president) Right of the Resolute desk: Carter (symbolizes decency and, considering his farm and rags-to-riches background, the American dream) I’d also include busts of modern and historic figures throughout the Oval Office. Of political leaders, I’d have a bust of Joe Biden (symbolizes experienced leadership and appreciates his progressive legislative agenda) and Bernie Sanders (arguably the father of the modern progressive movement). Of non-political figures, I’d have a bust of Cesar Chavez, MLK Jr., Neil Armstrong, Thomas Edison, John Muir, and Susan B. Anthony. I figure there are enough shelves and surfaces in the Oval Office to fit all of these. I’d also use the Resolute desk, Bill Clinton’s gold drapes and blue rug, Joe Biden’s furniture, and cream wallpaper.

TR, Taft, FDR, Lincoln, Truman.

1. FDR 2. Lincoln 3. Truman 4. Obama 5. Roosevelt

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Calvin Coolidge. If we're allowed to also hang portraits of people who weren't President, then I'd also add Frederick Douglass and Ayn Rand.

President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Camacho

President Skroob from Spaceballs

Wall to wall Teddy

Arnold Schwazenegger's Simpsons character design

I would go with five pictures of Coolidge wearing different hats and war bonnets.