The elephant goes round and round and the band begins to play
Subject(s): Business and politics, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Presidents--Nomination, Republican elephant (Symbolic character), Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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Theodore Roosevelt rides the Republican elephant towards the presidential nomination of 1904. The elephant has run over a man labeled “Opposition” and is being controlled with a whip by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. In the stands, a band composed of various trusts plays a song called “He’s all right when you know him.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-06-01
Creator(s)
Ritchie, William Norman, 1865?-1947 or 1948
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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:
The elephant goes round and round and the band begins to play. [June 1, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45469. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Ritchie, William Norman, 1865?-1947 or 1948. The elephant goes round and round and the band begins to play. [1 Jun. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45469.
APA:
Ritchie, William Norman, 1865?-1947 or 1948., [1904, June 1]. The elephant goes round and round and the band begins to play.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45469.
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.
