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Gregory O. Smith recounts his interaction with one of Representative James A. Tawney’s sons at the St. Louis Exhibition in 1904. Smith learned that Tawney was given “the wheel chair privilege” because he gave a larger donation to the fair than expected.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-09
Cartoon shows Cuban ambassador to the U.S. Gonzalo de Quesada placing a bomb “Proposicion Hay-Quesada” (Hay-Quesada proposal) under the wheelchair “Libertad” (Liberty) of a woman representing Cuba.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1902
President Roosevelt greets a bandaged “Congress” sitting in a wheelchair and holding a sign that reads, “Resolved, that you never touched me! Congress.”
President Roosevelt sincerely believed in the necessity of expanding the role and resources of the Secret Service. A growing country had new problems, many crossing state lines, and there was no agency but the Secret Service, at least by logical extension. It was created strictly to protect the president and his family; and to chase counterfeiters. He was angered and increasingly frustrated that Congress would not consider his requests.
Dr. Shaffer is sending President Roosevelt a special chair that will allow “easy transportation up or down stairs” via “two steady pairs of hands.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-10-02