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President Roosevelt is shown holding a barn door labeled “Presidential Nomination” shut against two bears labeled “Mark Hanna” and “Spooner.” The caption reads “Davy Crockett Roosevelt Will Have to Be Better Than in Mississippi.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-11-23
Theodore Roosevelt recently saw a political cartoon published in Judge magazine which gives “currency in a pictorial way to a peculiarly base set of slanders.” He asks whether John A. Sleicher, editor of Leslie’s Weekly, is still connected with Judge. While Roosevelt is aware that there are many things that men in public life have to face, and agrees with Sleicher’s last letter, he feels this recent cartoon crosses a line.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-21
Roger A. Fischer examines the emergence of Theodore Roosevelt as a subject for political cartoonists in the years 1883-1884. Fischer highlights Roosevelt’s battles with the Tammany Hall political machine in New York City and his role at the 1884 Republican National Convention. Fischer argues that Roosevelt received a lot of attention because he was from New York City where the major magazines of the time had their offices.
The article features seven cartoons depicting Roosevelt and others, and it also includes a listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association along with the members of its executive committee.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1988
Booklet of cartoons featuring Theodore Roosevelt hunting various animals during his 1909-1910 African safari.
State Historical Society of North Dakota
Unknown
Full color political cartoon depicting Theodore Roosevelt as a fortune teller. He sits inside a circus tent, reading the palm of a female figure labeled “New York State.” Leaving from the right side of the tent are Pennsylvania and Ohio. Waiting in line at the left are Kansas, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1910
Black and white cartoon of Theodore Roosevelt dressed as Moses with devil horns and a white beard. He is standing on a rock, holding a tablet labeled “The Law by T. R.,” and speaking to the people below.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1912-09-07
Political cartoon featuring Theodore Roosevelt’s head as a hot air balloon with its basket carrying Frank Andrew Munsey, Joseph M. Dixon, and George W. Perkins. Perkins is emptying a money bag and Munsey is throwing leaflets.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1912-09-14
This cartoon shows three heads. On the left is a lion with a shaggy mane; in the center the lion has developed spectacles & large square teeth; on the right the lion has become an unmistakable Theodore Roosevelt with a checked neckerchief and pince-nez.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1910
William C. Morris illustrates Ohio Senator Joseph Benson Foraker’s attempts to derail Secretary of War William H. Taft’s “boom”, or his plans to run for President in the next election.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-03-28