Wouldn’t it peeve you if — you had carefully obfuscated a jinx and then found it alive and busy later?

Subject(s): Cats, Drowning, Presidents--Term of office, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt drowns a cat labeled “Anti-Third Term Principle.” In the next scene, the cat has appeared, grinning, in front of his office door.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1912-03

Creator(s)

Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, 1869-1949

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

Page Count

1

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Cartoon

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:

Wouldn’t it peeve you if — you had carefully obfuscated a jinx and then found it alive and busy later?. [March 1, 1912]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291001. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, 1869-1949. Wouldn’t it peeve you if — you had carefully obfuscated a jinx and then found it alive and busy later?. [1 Mar. 1912]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291001.

APA:

Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, 1869-1949., [1912, March 1]. Wouldn’t it peeve you if — you had carefully obfuscated a jinx and then found it alive and busy later?.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291001.

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.