De-lighted
Brown postcard with an illustration of President Roosevelt in Rough Rider-style hat and red bandana tied at the neck. Underneath the portrait is written “De-lighted.”
Collection
Creation Date
1901-1907
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Presidents--Caricatures and cartoons
The heir presumptive
President Roosevelt is in his Rough Rider uniform, having dressed up William H. Taft in a similar uniform, wearing a Roosevelt mask and holding “The Big Stick.” Caption: Theodore Roosevelt (to William H. Taft, his candidate for the Presidency). “There, sonny, I’ve fixed you up so they won’t know the difference between us.”
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Creation Date
1908-06-17
Spell as you please
Brown postcard featuring a caricature of Theodore Roosevelt declaring, “spel az yu pleez.” The message accompanying Roosevelt’s image is deliberately misspelled, referencing Theodore Roosevelt’s support for the spelling modifications proposed by the Simplified Spelling Board.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Creation Date
1906-12-07
Alfred W. Brewerton
Unidentified and undated page with a short article about political cartoonist Alfred West Brewerton. At the top is a cartoon of Brewerton drawing a cartoon with Theodore Roosevelt shooting a pistol and riding a moose in the direction of a sign labeled “To Chicago.”
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Creation Date
Unknown
Took him too literally
Black ink cartoon featuring Theodore Roosevelt dressed in his Rough Rider uniform while sitting for a photograph. The photographer instructs Roosevelt to act natural and Roosevelt proceeds to draw his weapons and charge forward.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Creation Date
Unknown
Like a red rag to a bull
Black ink cartoon of President Roosevelt dressed as a matador and waving a cape of “My Policies” at a bull representing James Roscoe Day, chancellor of Syracuse University.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Creation Date
1908-03-18
Dee-lighted postcard
Postcard with a Theodore Roosevelt caricature in black, brown, and red. Roosevelt is at left side, with his hand extended, as if to shake someone’s hand. Facing Roosevelt, with hands outstretched, is a line of people.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Creation Date
1901-1907
Bigger than his party
Full color political cartoon depicting President Roosevelt and the Republican elephant on the scale of “Public Opinion.” Roosevelt is much larger, in the foreground, and vastly outweighs a tired looking elephant.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Creation Date
1902-05-07
An afternoon’s walk with the president
President Roosevelt takes a walk with a male companion. The page is broken into five numbered frames. Roosevelt is speaking in each frame and becoming more and more animated. As he does so, he rapidly outdistances his companion. In the last frames, Roosevelt says, “I tell you, sir, Congress is a weakling-g-g!” “They are all deliberate and unqualified falsifiers.” However, his walking companion is left far behind.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Creation Date
1907-04-17
Which will the voters of the Keystone State choose?
Full color political cartoon depicting President Roosevelt in formal dress, wearing a “Roosevelt” campaign badge, with his arms spread in front of a factory scene. The left side of the cartoon depicts Democratic rule as ruining Pennsylvania’s economy. The right side of the cartoon shows a prosperous Pennsylvania under Republican policies.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Creation Date
1906-10-06
Starting the stampede
James Roscoe Day, chancellor of Syracuse University, stands with his arm around President Roosevelt. The caption states that Roosevelt has decided to accept a nomination for a third term from the Republican National Convention.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Creation Date
1908-06-10
1902 finds the helm in safe hands
Full color political cartoon depicting President Roosevelt dressed in full rain gear standing at the helm of the “Ship of State.”
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Creation Date
1902-01-01
Letter from John H. Coler to Theodore Roosevelt
On the night of September 21, Assistant Secretary Cridler was seen in the barroom of the Hotel Raleigh displaying a caricature of President Roosevelt entitled “Teddy’s Teeth.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-22