Exceeding the speed limit
Subject(s): Automobiles, Executive power, Presidents, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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President Roosevelt speeds ahead on a car labeled, “Roosevelt policy.”
Comments and Context
C. R. Macauley (later spelled MacAuley) was a political cartoonist for the New York World at this time, and the clipping in the White House scrapbook evidently misattributed the drawing to the Herald (another Democratic paper).
The implicit criticism of President Roosevelt is ironic. In 1907 Roosevelt had embraced, or proposed, policies more radical than he previously advanced. Indeed, some of his policies were more radical than those of Democrats like William Jennings Bryan. The irony rests in the fact that journals like the World had, for a decade, been at the forefront of radical reform ideas. The “yellow press” found itself, occasionally now, left in the dust.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-08-21
Creator(s)
Macauley, C. R. (Charles Raymond), 1871-1934
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Exceeding the speed limit. [August 21, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301578. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Macauley, C. R. (Charles Raymond), 1871-1934. Exceeding the speed limit. [21 Aug. 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301578.
APA:
Macauley, C. R. (Charles Raymond), 1871-1934., [1907, August 21]. Exceeding the speed limit.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301578.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
