Cartoon in the Washington Star
Subject(s): Loeb, William, 1866-1937, Luggage, Presidents' pets, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Teddy bears, United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.), Washington (D.C.), White House (Washington, D.C.)
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President Roosevelt holds the White House in his right hand and a William H. Taft button on his label. He says, “Loeb, you’re right. This is the place for us!” William Loeb carries several suitcases, including one labeled “T. R. Wash. D.C.” Roosevelt’s dog “Pete” stands beside him with a bandage on his face. Meanwhile, an airplane flies around the United States Capitol building while a teddy bear says, “Just gaze at the improvement since June! My!”
Comments and Context
President Roosevelt’s datebook for 1908 indicates that the day this cartoon by Clifford Kennedy Berryman was published in the Washington Star, September 22, is when Roosevelt left Oyster Bay at the end of his summer vacation.
He is pictured with the “summer White House” as a piece of luggage (White House secretary William Loeb hoisting the portmanteau) and the Roosevelts’ bull terrier Pete, who was frequently in the news for fixing his teeth in the legs of visitors, at his feet. Undoubtedly eager to return to the nation’s business, Roosevelt sports a campaign celluloid for William H. Taft; Berryman correctly assumed that the president’s agenda would include campaigning in some manner for the Republican nominee.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-09-22
Creator(s)
Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, 1869-1949
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:
Cartoon in the Washington Star. [September 22, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301808. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, 1869-1949. Cartoon in the Washington Star. [22 Sep. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301808.
APA:
Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, 1869-1949., [1908, September 22]. Cartoon in the Washington Star.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301808.
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 26, 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.
