Sure! He’s great big — He’s got de ava de poiz — He can’t sink : Gee! He’s a regular floater
Subject(s): Body weight, Lakes, Presidents, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Swimming, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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President Taft swims in a lake labeled “My policies — T. R.” Two boys observe, the first commenting, “Sure! He’s great big — he’s got de ava de poiz [avoirdupois, “weight, heaviness”] — he can’t sink.” The second says, “Gee! He’s a regular floater.” A moon with President Roosevelt’s face rises in the background.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1908
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Sure! He’s great big — He’s got de ava de poiz — He can’t sink : Gee! He’s a regular floater. [January 29, 2026]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290584. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Mahony, Felix, 1867-1939. Sure! He’s great big — He’s got de ava de poiz — He can’t sink : Gee! He’s a regular floater. [29 Jan. 2026]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290584.
APA:
Mahony, Felix, 1867-1939., [2026, January 29]. Sure! He’s great big — He’s got de ava de poiz — He can’t sink : Gee! He’s a regular floater.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290584.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.