Trump's being slammed for this photo of his desk - here are past presidents' desks for comparison
In fairness, Trump's desk hasn't always appeared so clutter-free. Getty's Drew Angerer captured these stacks of files during his contentious August 2017 phone call with Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
But it's true that the president's current desk is typically more bare than his former spot in Trump Tower. That desk was piled high with papers, and flanked by a row of trophies, photos, and bobblehead dolls on the windowsill.
In Barack Obama's White House, pictures of the president's family were prominently featured behind his desk.
George W. Bush also displayed family photos, along with a bouquet of flowers, in this 2004 photo.
Bill Clinton's desk boasted a jumble of photos, busts, and picture frames in 2000.
George H.W. Bush's workspace looked a bit neater, as he kept his personal photos on a table behind his desk in 1989.
This strategy also worked for Ronald Reagan, seen here in a 1981 shot.
Despite the fact this photo was taken just as Gerald Ford prepared to vacate the White House, his desk still featured a number of stacks of papers and a cup and saucer.
In this 1973 photo, Richard Nixon talks with Henry Kissinger over tea or coffee at his desk. On the table behind him, he kept a bust of Abraham Lincoln and family photos.
When it came to John F. Kennedy's workspace, one desk phone wasn't enough in 1962.
In this similar shot, Kennedy's predecessor Dwight Eisenhower works on a desk featuring a phone, ink, and lots of documents.
Harry Truman's desk also featured the familiar set-up of heaps of paper, with a table of personal mementos and family photos in the background.
Microphones from various news outlets lined Franklin D. Roosevelt's desk, as he prepared to make an announcement.
Herbert Hoover's desk was aflutter with papers in this 1932 shot.
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