Ma! Teddy’s takin’ a hog bite o’ my pie!
Subject(s): Political cartoons, Presidential candidates, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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Political cartoon “Ma! Teddy’s Takin’ a Hog Bite o’ my Pie!”; from a Utica, New York, newspaper; dated May 25, 1912. The cartoon has an older woman labeled as the “Republican Party” knitting in a rocking chair, with President Taft in tears, and Theodore Roosevelt taking a bite of a pie slice labeled “Delegates.”
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Creation Date
1912-05-25
Creator(s)
Carson, W. A. (William A.), 1862-
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Ma! Teddy’s takin’ a hog bite o’ my pie!. [May 25, 1912]. Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291848. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Carson, W. A. (William A.), 1862-. Ma! Teddy’s takin’ a hog bite o’ my pie!. [25 May. 1912]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291848.
APA:
Carson, W. A. (William A.), 1862-., [1912, May 25]. Ma! Teddy’s takin’ a hog bite o’ my pie!.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291848.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-inaugural-national-historic-site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-inaugural-national-historic-site.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-inaugural-national-historic-site.
