White House or bust
Subject(s): Military readiness, New York (State)--Oyster Bay--Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, Political campaigns, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, World War (1914-1918)
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President Roosevelt is pictured standing atop “Sagamore Hill,” trying to take flight on his “Big Stick.” He sports two large wings marked, “Down with Peace,” and “Hurrah for War.” Above his head is a cloud labeled with the year, “1916.”
Comments and Context
Cartoonist John Scott Clubb and other Democratic cartoonists were wary of Theodore Roosevelt’s presidential ambitions in 1916. Roosevelt was widely criticized for his “Preparedness” advocacy, and thus depicted as a war-monger. Woodrow Wilson, the incumbent, based his own campaign on the slogan “He Kept Us Out of War.”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1915-08-27
Creator(s)
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
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:
White House or bust. [August 27, 1915]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291088. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Clubb, John Scott, 1875-1934. White House or bust. [27 Aug. 1915]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291088.
APA:
Clubb, John Scott, 1875-1934., [1915, August 27]. White House or bust.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291088.
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. March 26, 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.
