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Posted: 2021-01-21T19:26:58Z | Updated: 2021-01-22T13:37:23Z

The Resolute Desk is still there. Gone is the red button upon it that summoned one of 12 daily Diet Cokes.

The curtains remain golden. Oh, and its still shaped like an oval.

Beyond that, the Oval Office has seen a fairly dramatic transformation in the last 24 hours, as President Joe Biden moved in and Donald Trump moved out.

A portrait of Andrew Jackson, the former U.S. president who kept slaves and signed legislation leading to the Trail of Tears, and whose populism reportedly inspired Trump, has disappeared. In its place: a portrait of Benjamin Franklin.

The Founding Father sits near a bookshelf bearing a moon rock, an intentional pairing The Washington Post says represents Bidens respect for science and truth and the formidable achievements of Americas earlier generations.