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An “Isle of Pines” toddler runs toward President Roosevelt, who is working on the “President’s Message—Deficit—Panama Canal,” and says, “Papa! Papa!” Roosevelt responds, “G-r-r-r-r-r!” There is a map of the “Isla de Pinos” on the wall. A “Cuba” mother says, “Baby! Come back here!!” A small pig says, “Say kid, you’re interrupting this message.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906
President Roosevelt carries several bear carcasses on his back as he walks up to the White House gates. A “treasury deficit” elephant greets him and says, “I, too, have been busy.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-05-11
Uncle Sam looks questioningly at President Roosevelt as he holds up a paper that reads “annual report of treasurer shows a deficit of over $50,000,000.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-03
President Roosevelt writes on the “president’s message” in manuscript: “Finances: The financial standing of the nation of the present time is excellent.” He says, “Ah, that sounds well!!” Meanwhile, the ghost of the “deficit of over $50,000,000” hovers over him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-10
President Roosevelt removes a mask depicting himself as a Quaker and bows in front of an elephant. The elephant wears an “imperialism” crown, a “postal fraud” mailbag and a “pension order” money bag on the elephant’s front two legs, and has “deficit,” “Addicks,” “extravagance,” and “subsidies” bandages. The elephant also wears a “tariff wall” and “the new diplomacy” seat, and grasps “the big stick” with its trunk, which also wears a “Littauer” glove.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-14