President Roosevelt stands in front of a vault of papers. “Congress” says, “Give me them paperrrs!” Roosevelt replies, “Over my dead body!!” Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte says, “Don’t let him bluff you, boss!”

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Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-01

Creator(s)

Barclay, Thomas P. (Thomas Pollard), 1875-1918

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Printed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Cartoon

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:

Those steel trust papers. [February 1, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302087. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Barclay, Thomas P. (Thomas Pollard), 1875-1918. Those steel trust papers. [1 Feb. 1909]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302087.

APA:

Barclay, Thomas P. (Thomas Pollard), 1875-1918., [1909, February 1]. Those steel trust papers.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302087.

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. January 22, 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.