Ring Master Roosevelt: “I think we would have a better show if we didn’t have that white elephant”
Subject(s): Circus, Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904, Postal service, Republican elephant (Symbolic character), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Scandals, United States. Post Office Department, United States. Post Office Dept.
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President Roosevelt stands in front of the Republican elephant and looks at Ohio Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna. To the right of the Republican elephant is a white elephant—”Post Office scandal.” Caption: Ring Master Roosevelt: “I think we would have a better show if we didn’t have that white elephant.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-06-27
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
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:
Ring Master Roosevelt: “I think we would have a better show if we didn’t have that white elephant”. [June 27, 1903]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302189. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
McManus, George, 1884-1954. Ring Master Roosevelt: “I think we would have a better show if we didn’t have that white elephant”. [27 Jun. 1903]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 24, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302189.
APA:
McManus, George, 1884-1954.: , [1903, June 27]. Ring Master Roosevelt: “I think we would have a better show if we didn’t have that white elephant”. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302189.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 24, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
