Photos show how presidents' official White House portraits have changed over the last 100 years

Donald Trump's new White House portrait.Official White House photo by Daniel TorokThe White House released a new official portrait of President Donald Trump on Monday.The dramatically lit photo shows Trump against a dark backdrop with a serious expression.Unlike most contemporary presidential portraits, the background doesn't include an American flag.President Donald Trump's new official White House portrait does not feature an American flag in the background. It's the first presidential photo in over 60 years without one.Taken by chief White House photographer Daniel Torok, the dramatically lit photo shows Trump against a dark backdrop with a serious expression. The style hearkens back to the past presidential portrait styles of Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, and Calvin Coolidge, who also appeared unsmiling against dark backgrounds.And while there is no flag behind Trump in his new portrait, he is wearing an American flag pin on the lapel of his blue suit, a tradition that began with President George W. Bush's photo.A portrait of Trump released earlier this year, which did feature an American flag, was taken during the presidential transition period and "was always meant to serve as a placeholder," a White House official told Business Insider.The new photo is one of several aesthetic changes Trump has made to the White House in his second non-consecutive term. In the Entrance Hall, he moved President Barack Obama's painted White House portrait across the hall and replaced it with a painting depicting his raised fist following an assassination attempt. He has also added numerous gilded gold furnishings to the Oval Office and expressed interest in paving over the lawn in the Rose Garden to create a terrace he's said would be better suited for large events.Take a look at how presidential portraits have changed through the years.President Calvin Coolidge, 1923A portrait of President Calvin Coolidge.Library of CongressPresident Herbert Hoover, 1929A portrait of President Herbert Hoover.Underwood & UnderwoodPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933An official portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.Elias Goldensky/Library of CongressPresident Harry Truman, 1945President Harry Truman's official White House portrait.Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty ImagesPresident Dwight Eisenhower, 1953President Dwight Eisenhower's official White House portrait.Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty ImagesPresident John F. Kennedy, 1961President John F. Kennedy's official White House portrait.Bachrach/Getty ImagesPresident Lyndon B. Johnson, 1963President Lyndon B. Johnson's official White House portrait.Official White House photoPresident Richard Nixon, 1969President Richard Nixon's official White House portrait.Official White House photoPresident Gerald Ford, 1974President Gerald Ford's official White House portrait.Official White House photoPresident Jimmy Carter, 1977President Jimmy Carter's official White House portrait.Official White House photo by Karl SchumacherPresident Ronald Reagan, 1981President Ronald Reagan's official White House portrait.Official White House photoPresident George H.W. Bush, 1989President George H.W. Bush's official White House portrait.Official White House photo by David ValdezPresident Bill Clinton, 1993President Bill Clinton's official White House portrait.Official White House photoPresident George W. Bush, 2001President George W. Bush's official White House portrait.Official White House photo by Eric DraperPresident Barack Obama, 2009President Barack Obama's official White House portrait.Official White House photo by Pete SouzaPresident Barack Obama, 2013President Barack Obama's second official White House portrait.Official White House photo by Pete SouzaPresident Donald Trump, 2017President Donald Trump's first White House portrait.Official White House photo by Shealah CraigheadPresident Joe Biden, 2021The official portrait of President Joe Biden, taken in the Library room at the White House.Official White House photo by Adam SchultzPresident Donald Trump, 2025President Donald Trump's second official White House portrait.Official White House photo by Daniel TorokPresident Donald Trump, 2025Donald Trump's new White House portrait.Official White House photo by Daniel TorokRead the original article on Business Insider

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