Clifford K. Berryman, cartoon collection, Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University.
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In 1977, Berryman's daughter, Florence Seville Berryman, donated this collection of Berryman cartoons to The George Washington University. 1983, Ms. Berryman also donated Gridiron Nights and Report from Tokyo (illustrated by Berryman), and other art books.
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In April 1949, around his eightieth birthday, Clifford K. Berryman received a letter from then-President Harry S. Truman. Though Berryman had been vice president of the Association of Oldest Inhabitants of the District, Truman found Berryman to be truly "ageless and timeless." In an often-quoted passage, Truman went further to write that "Presidents, Senators, and even Supreme Court Justices come and go but the [Washington] Monument and Berryman stand." Only seven months later, the "Dean of American Cartoonists" collapsed in the lobby of the Washington Star, on his way to work. On December 11, 1949 he passed away at home, at 2114 Bancroft Place, NW, of a heart ailment. He was buried in Glenwood Cemetery.
Clifford Kennedy Berryman was born in Kentucky on April 2, 1869, one of James Thomas and Sallie (Church) Berryman's eleven children. James Berryman was a commission merchant, farmer, and/or grain dealer who entertained family members and neighbors with sketches of "hillbillies" in their hometown. Clifford inherited his father's talent, and after he graduated from Prof. Henry's School for Boys in Versailles, KY, he was appointed as a draftsman to the United States Patent Office in Washington, D.C. From 1886 to 1891, Berryman delineated patent entries for $30 per month. He began to submit cartoons to the Washington Post, and in 1891 he became an understudy to the Post's cartoonist, George Y. Coffin (some of whose cartoons are also at Gelman Library). When Coffin died in 1896, Berryman replaced him. Berryman stayed with the Post until 1907, when he was hired by the Washington Star, which had a larger circulation at the time. Clifford Berryman drew political cartoons for the Star for the next 42 years, up until his death.
Commenting on Clifford K. Berryman's work, politicians, artists, and reference books note that Berryman cartoons lack the maliciousness that has been a part of American politics throughout the twentieth century. Himself a Democrat, Berryman satirized political figures from both the Democratic party and the G.O.P.. Though he is best known for the November 16, 1902 Washington Post cartoon "Drawing The Line In Mississippi" which portrayed a "teddy bear" for the first time, Berryman's copious work has earned recognition in many venues. In 1944, he won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning for "But Where Is The Boat Going?", which showed then-president Franklin D. Roosevelt and various government officials trying to steer, in opposite directions, the "USS Manpower Mobilization". The magazine Journalism & Mass Communication Educator, in its Spring 1998 issue, listed Clifford Berryman (along with Thomas Nast and Pat Oliphant) as some of ten cartoonists who have made an "outstanding contribution to American journalism".
In July 1893, Berryman married Kate Geddes, the daughter of engraver George Washington Durfee. The couple had three children: Mary Belle, who died as an infant; Florence Seville (an art critic), and John Thomas (also a Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist). Alongside his work at the drawing board, Berryman was an active member of the Washington Heights Presbyterian Church at 1862 Kalorama Road. He was also the first cartoonist to become a member of the Gridiron Club, and was its president in 1926.
The collection consist of cartoons (209), Christmas cards (12), and facsimiles of cartoons (3), all drawn by Clifford K. Berryman. The cartoons with identified dates span the years 1899-1949, thus exemplifying Berryman's work over much of his career. Berryman was employed as a cartoonist by the Washington Post from 1891-1970 and by the Washington Star from 1907-49. There are only a handful of cartoons which were composed before 1907, when Berryman left the Washington Post to draw for the Washington Star. Conversely, a substantial portion of the cartoons (at least 50) date from the last 3 years (1946-1949) of Berryman's long career. About 135 of the items have been date-identified while the remainder are undated.
In large part, Berryman's subjects are American Presidents and political figures, as well as political events and controversies of national import. There are a number of cartoons depicting former Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry S. Truman, as well as presidential candidates like Alfred E. Smith. Congressmen and state government leaders also make frequent appearances in Berryman's work. The cartoons broach nationally debated problems and interests such as: drought, farm relief, and food prices; representation of the District of Columbia in Congress; labor strikes and legislation; campaigning and elections; political patronage; European coronations; the America's Cup; and the Atomic Bomb.
Florence Berryman was an alumnae of The George Washington University (class of 1924), and her father received an honorary MA from the University.
Berryman drew thousands of cartoons, often giving them away to libraries and political figures who requested or exhibited them. Substantial collections can therefore be found in a number of cultural institutions in Washington D.C., where Berryman lived and worked for more than 50 years including the Library of Congress and National Archives. American chief executives from Grover Cleveland to Harry Truman were known to collect Berryman's work, so archives documenting the presidency are also likely to own some Berryman cartoons.
Other than the Christmas cards, nearly all of the Berryman cartoons range in size from 13 x 15" to 16" x 20" and except for the Christmas cards and cartoon facsimiles
Shows a man riding a donkey and carrying a flag labeled "Democracy" running on a treadmill labeled "Aguinaldo Platform"
shows a factory with sign "Closed Today Only" and female figure leading the working man away
shows figure representing England leading an orchestra in playing "God Save The King"
Christmas card, shows Ebenezer Scrooge and a young boy
Christmas card, shows George Washington (?) approaching a house
Christmas card, shows 17th century family enjoying Christmas dinner. Man in card is reported to be Samuel Pepys.
Christmas card, shows Santa Claus as a pied piper, leading children and the famous teddy bear "to you". Children are wearing sashes labeled "Good Cheer", "Health", etc.
Christmas card, shows Mark Twain toasting
Christmas card, shows 10 persons/ideas which are "gone with the wind", including "Mr. Pickwick", "Selassie", "Horace", "Patrick Henry", "W.S. Gilbert", "Liberty", "Erasmus", "King George", and "Old Spain"
Christmas card, shows teddy beat sitting on Uncle Sam's lap, saying "What better place to have a Merry Christmas?"; Strewn around Uncle Sam's feet and armchair are headlines about the war in Europe
Christmas card, shows teddy bear climbing lamppost at Bancroft place, pointing to Berryman's new home
This is a Christmas card. Purchased by SCRC 2/14/2011 (accession 2011.012).
Christmas card, shows Statue of Liberty, Santa Claus and Nativity Scene
Christmas card, shows Uncle Sam and other characters representing world powers looking at a sunrise
This is a Christmas card. Purchased by SCRC 2/14/2011 (accession 2011.012).
This is a Christmas card. Purchased by SCRC 2/14/2011 (accession 2011.012).
Christmas card, shows scene and verse from Dicken's Pickwick Papers
Christmas card, shows Santa Claus asleep in rocking chair surrounded by laughing children
shows J.P. Morgan on his knees before Theodore Roosevelt, begging "Save Us, Mr. President, Save Us!"; teddy bear is weeping and "R.R. Magnates" wait in the background
shows unidentified figure and Uncle Sam looking proudly at a framed motto which says "We'll Dig the Ditch or Bust" (probably in reference to Panama Canal); teddy bear looks on with pickax and shovel saying, "You Bet!"
shows "Miss Democracy" trying to decide which dinner table to sit at: William J. Bryan's, ? Parker's, or ? Hearst's
shows footsteps leading to the canebrake, and newspaper/sketch/photograph men and dogs in pursuit; also shows an African American leading a bear cub in chains
shows King Carlos being tugged by an "Absolutist" and a "Revolutionist"
shows persons being ski-lifted to Union Station over a field of snow
shows Uncle Sam assuring elderly bureaucrats that the "Dismissal of Elder Clerks" is "Merely An Annual Spectre"; a teddy bear asks them "Who's Afraid?"
shows William Jennings Bryan courting "Democracy" as Wilson and others peek through a window
shows "Democracy" being strangled by a serpent "Bryanism" with reptiles "Socialism" and "Populism" close at hand; she cries "Oh, For A St. Patrick!"
shows William H. Taft riding the "Taft Panama Special"; an avalanche blocks the tracks as he asks "I Wonder If That's An Omen?"
shows "General Apathy" being driven back from the White House by Theodore Roosevelt as teddy bear looks on
shows "Nebraska" pinning a corsage to the breast of William H. Taft; a note at Taft's feet says "Dear Nebraskans- Treat Taft To The Best You Can Hand Out"
shows huge "Steel Trust Infant Industry" nursing on "High Protective Tariff" as Uncle Sam and teddy bear look on. Andrew Carnegie opines, "Really, It Can Get Along Without It!"
shows Theodore Roosevelt and teddy bear being shielded from storm of "Political Patronage" by an umbrella "Classified Service"; also shows fourth-class postmasters rushing to the umbrella as congressmen throw up their arms
shows Theodore Roosevelt finding a trophy from the "Late Ananias Club" on his Sagamore Hill doorstep
shows jungle animals looking off into the distance, Giraffe saying "It's The Big Smoke, Pals!"; a "News Notes" indicates that this illustration relates to Theodore Roosevelt's arrival at Mombassa on April 21
shows decayed "Ananias Club" clubhouse and all its "Annexes" up for sale
shows King Alphonso of Spain on throne, looking at American headlines which ignore the situation in Spain
shows Czar and army legions marching in Italy
shows unidentified sailor figure gazing at "America's Cup" which is locked in a display case
shows well-dressed "Beef Trust" pointing to poor farmer as "The Guilty Cause of High Prices"
shows hogs pulling the carriage of a wealthy man
shows politicos walking arm in arm
shows men on the porch of a general store
shows several scenes of a female police officer, i.e.---- looking at hats in a shop window, being frightened of rats, etc.; a "News Note" adds that "The New Woman Mayor Of A Kansas Town Has Appointed A Woman As Chief Of Police"
shows William H. Taft holding a bouquet given to him from William R. Hearst, as teddy bear watches
shows a throne with a wreath from "America" at its feet
shows unidentified figure carrying a large block of ice on a hot day as children follow him
shows disappointed man looking at seed catalogues of "giant" potatoes, "king" carrots and other vegetables
shows child with various tools and packages marked "New Russian Treaty," "Jackson Day Dinner," and others; Father Time waits in a doorway, and the child comments "I Appear To Be 'It'"
shows Lafollette (?) trying to use string and a "Big Stick" to trip William H. Taft and teddy bear, who are sledding down the "nomination track"
shows statue of unidentified figure turning his back on kneeling, pleading politicians
shows Rip Van Winkle reading the standings of baseball clubs for the 1912 season; he is amazed that the Washington Senators are in second place
shows William J. Bryan holding off applications for positions to look at Cuba's amnesty bill
shows a chicken saying to a turkey that a chicken is "...too valuable to kill". A headline announces that the price of eggs "continues to soar"
shows Woodrow Wilson under the "Administration Umbrella" urging a "Democratic Insurgent" to come out of the rain
shows John Bull holding headlines and American flags; he comments "My Word! I Never Thought I'd Enjoy This Celebration So Jolly Well"
shows classical style woman placing wreaths on headstones marked "1776" "1812" "1846" "1861" "1898" and "1918"
shows "Peace" dropping an olive branch as shells burst in the sky and ocean
shows Al Smith, Mc Adoo, Glass, Ritchies, Reed, and Pomerene with egg baskets as Calvin Coolidge sits and looks on
shows Al Smith leading a woman through a stream rather than over the "Dry Plank". The Dry Plank is "Slippery" he says.
shows Al Smith teaching a donkey that Smith is "The Leader Of His Party"
shows woman walking a tightrope holding "Temporary Chairman Barkley" in one hand and "Permanent Chairman Shouse" in the other
shows Uncle Sam and teddy bear leading money out of the "hiding place" in an anti-hoarding campaign"
shows Al Smith holding up a placard "The Platform At The Coming Convention Should Be Clear and Concise And Tell The People Just What Democracy Is!"; a donkey studying books on democracy by Bryan, Jefferson and others remarks "You Tell Me, Al!"
shows old women commending "Newt" on his opinion that "Congress should be kept in session all the time"
shows Franklin D. Roosevelt leading an ancient man who represents "Restore The Purchasing Power To The Farmer"
shows farmwoman "Congress" plucking the feathers of "Government Expenditures" chicken
shows Franklin D. Roosevelt as a doctor seeing a sick farmer/patient representing the "Middle West". The Middle West asks, "Yes Doc, They All Say I Need Attention But What Is This Remedy Of Yours?"
shows "Manager Farley" as a barker, showing boys into a tent of "Numberless Political Performances"
shows lumberjacks "House" and "Senate" sawing the log of "U.S. Problems". They tell Franklin D. Roosevelt, "You Tell 'Em, Frank!"
shows Herbert Hoover gleefully fishing as headlines of "Farmers Revolt" "Farley Fights Tammany" and others lie across his lap
shows a racoon "House" sitting on the "Legislative Branch" begging Franklin D. Roosevelt not to shoot
shows FDR, Uncle Sam and teddy bear watching glumly as Finland crosses the finish line of "June 15". Belgium, England, Italy and France all have their backs turned to the line
shows Hitler, Stalin, and Italy in the "Dictator's Club" smoking and discussing how FDR can "Get In Step"
shows Farley on the "S.S. Democratic Committee" commenting "All Democrats Look Alike To Me!"
shows taxpayers, Congress, and the military giving up cash, power, and services, respectively, as a laborer asserts "But I'll Never Give Up The Right To Strike!"
shows FDR, the "GOP" (as an elephant) and "Democracy" (as a donkey) on the same team, "...Bound To Score", "Aid To Britain". Shows Wheeler and Nye trying to block the goal with the "Isolation" stick
shows Winston Churchill in a wrestling ring being mauled by "Japan" (Hirohito?), Mussolini, and Hitler. Clark, Wheeler, and Nye are behind the ropes, making various accusations against Churchill and Great Britain
shows cross-eyed voter being urged in different directions by Franklin D. Roosevelt, Norman Thomas, Al Smith, "N.D.B." "C.C." Garner "Hiram J." Herbert Hoover Ritchie and an unidentified figure
shows "D.C." sitting on a curb near the Capitol, listening to rhetoric championing democracy and reviling dictatorship; near him is a headline "Senate Subcommittee Decide Not To Report National Representation Amendment" and he comments "They Do A Lot Of Talking About Democracy, Don't They?"
shows taxpayer buried under a pile of ominous headlines as "Congress" prepares to declare a limited emergency. The taxpayer says to Uncle Sam, "I Passed That Stage In 1933"
shows Stimson trying to take the new war department building into Arlington. Franklin D. Roosevelt, just coming out of Union Station, catches Stimson in the act. Teddy bear says, "I'm Glad You're Back, Mr. President. They're About To Steal All The Furniture"
shows Nomura and Kurusu in a revolving door "War Exit-Peace Exit". Hull tells them they "Have To Decide Where they, Want To Get Out"
shows Stalin and Hitler putting up wallpaper marked "Kerch" and "Kharkov". Stalin is tugging on the paper and saying "Now's A Good Time For Somebody To Knock Down The Ladder" that Hitler is standing on
shows Wallace painting a portrait of Uncle Sam holding a horn of plenty. Wickard is telling him that the painting "Looks Mighty Nice" but that "It's Going To Be A Hard Winter"
shows FDR and Dewey dumping "Bureaucracy" "Extravagance" "Isolationists" and others overboard
shows John Q. Public loading a cannon with a "7th War Loan" amid the spent shells of the 1st through 6th war loans and a destroyed Germany; Uncle Sam urges to keep firing at "Tokyo" with the remark "No Time To Cease Firing Yet"; teddy bear looks at a map of Japan
shows Churchill and Atlee beside an old car "Britain's Coalition Movement"; Atlee tells Churchill "It Served Its Purpose. It's Time We Got Started On A New Model"
shows Clement Atlee entering in on a meeting between Truman and Stalin; Stalin continues "Now As I Was Saying When So Rudely Interrupted"
shows Stimson showing Truman the "Atomic Bomb Report" of "Greatest Achievement Of The Combined Efforts Of Science, Industry, Labor And The Military In All History"; the frightened John Q. Public presents the problem "How To Make People Be Decent To Each Other" and asks Truman to "P-p-p-lease Made Those Scientists Solve This One Real Q-q-q-q-quick!"
shows Truman and members of the cabinet dressed in Mercury costumes and seated at a round table with "Split Atoms" as the centerpiece
shows Uncle Sam hoisting the flags "V-E Day" and "V-J Day" up a flagpole, amid graveyard crosses marked "Midway," "Iwo Jima," and others; teddy bear is holding an olive branch, and Truman comments "And This Time We Are Going To Win The Peace, Too!"
shows DeGaulle, Attlee, Stalin and Chiang Kai-Shek with fire hoses plugged into a hydrant marked "Lend Lease"; Truman is turning a wrench on the hydrant
shows John Q. Public sitting on the steps of the Supreme Court looking a headline that reads "French Vote To Change Constitution". He wonders why "They Went To All That Trouble"
shows Schwellenbach asking Frances Perkins "What's He Got That We Haven't Got?" as he holds up the headline "Movie Industry Offers Krug $75,000 A Year As Labor Director"
shows Brewster, Ferguson, George and Barkley at the "Pearl Harbor Investigation" throwing books at each other
shows GI's overseas exclaiming "I Want To Come Home"; John Q. Public standing on the North American continent, asks "Why?" as strikes burst like bombs around him
shows Truman showing John Q. Public various military-related headlines. John Q. Public is scratching his head, saying "It's Hard For Me To See How They Add Up"
shows man with his head stuck like an ostrich in the sand
shows John Q. Citizen strapped to a rocket "Uncontrolled Prices". "Congress" assures him that "The Laws Of Gravity" will bring him back
shows unidentified figure plugging his ears as a war plane and ships loom on the horizon
shows Forrestal overlooking destroyed Naval ships, commenting "Flash This Signal Around The World: They Didn't Get The Navy's Goat"
shows Truman and unidentified figure with microphones, arguing. Barkley is sitting in between them, holding a large sack "Price Controls" and asking "But Who Is It Always Left Holding The Bag"
shows a rocket marked "This Rocket Climbed 83 ½ Miles For A New Record" crashing to earth. John Q. Public, holding the tail of the "Food Prices" rocket says, "But Watch Me, Brother"
shows John Q. Voter laughing with the GOP elephant as Hannegan asks "What's Funny...?"
shows Uncle Sam dismayed at all the "Gimme's" bursting around him. Christopher Columbus is climbing up the Washington Monument, saying "I Sure Started Something When I Discovered America."
shows Mason, Young, and Grant denying responsibility for the "Slum Reclamation Project"; George Washington urges them on, saying "...You've Got A Big Job To Do"
shows Dewey, Taft, Reece, Bricker, Martin, White, and Vandenburg dining over the turkey "November Elections" as John Q. Public asks "Hey! When Do I Get Paid For The Turkey?"
shows Langer wielding a hatchet and dancing around the "Indian Bureau", a Native American figure which is tied to a pole
shows Hannegan and Reece as hens in the "1948 Presidential Candidate Hatchery"
shows John Q. Public outside on a cold day, holding a headline which reads "Admiral Byrd Heads Homeward To Escape Antarctic Ice Belt". Public comments that Byrd is "...Jumping From The Frying Pan Into The Fire"
shows "Congress" with a shotgun "Labor Legislation" at a church with the bridal couple Green and Murray. Green tells Murray "No! Phil, Let Him Shoot"
shows Dewey awakened to find the screaming orphan "New York Teachers' Unrest" on his doorstep
shows game warden Vandenberg blocking poacher Gael Sullivan, who is hoping to bag politicians into the "Democratic National Committee". The area is "Preserved For A Bi-partisan Foreign Relations Policy"
shows Gromyko chiding Uncle Sam that he is "Interfering In The Internal Affairs Of Greece And Turkey"; behind Gromyko is a bear with a Russian cap; clothing marked "Finland" "Hungary" and etc., strewn about
shows John Bull sitting perturbed in a chair as Wallace speaks at a BBC microphone. Bull muses "The War-The Blitz-Empire Liquidation-Blizzards-Famine-Floods-And Now Henry Wallace"
shows a farmer "House Appropriations Committee" tending the field "Voice Of America" instead of the overgrown "Waste" and "Extravagance". Uncle Sam asks him "Hey, Aren't You In The Wrong Patch?"
shows charioteers Taft and Martin riding the "Republican Legislative Program" and whipping the elephant GOP. They are on a treadmill, trying to reach "July Adjournment"
shows Stassen holding up a sign "The Voice Of Stalin As Relayed By Me"; in the background is Stalin, leaning back in a chair, saying "Cooperation? It's Wonderful!" and Taber gagging the mouth of Uncle Sam who is the "Voice of America."
shows "Congress" trying to fit the pot "Health Insurance" on a stove already filled with "Voice Of America," "Labor Bill", "Tax Reduction", and other pots
shows Truman tripping an elephant "GOP" whose egg basket "Tax Reduction" spills over; "You'll Be Sorry!" says the GOP
shows Stalin blowing rings of smoke around Uncle Sam
shows "Tax Reduction Bill" running back and forth between Congress and the White House, as John Q. Public watches from bleacher seats
shows Warren and Dewey at the "Conference of Governors"; Warren asks Dewey "Do You Find It Hard To Keep Your Mind On Gubernatorial Problems These Days?"; Dewey responds, "There Are Some Distractions"
shows Congress amid a congestion of airplanes, buses, cars, and people, all running away from the Capitol building
shows William Green, president of the AFL-CIO putting up a sign "Labor Will Defeat Taft If Picked By GOP." Dewey and Taft, behind Green, remark "Don't Start Counting Chickens Tom, He'll Try Just As Hard To Defeat You"
shows Mountbatten giving the country of India to Jinnah and Nehru
shows "What Was Forecast" (the Taft-Hartley Bill driving Murray, Lewis, and Green with whips and chains) and "What Seems To Have Happened" (Murray, Lewis, and Green driving the Taft-Hartley bill)
shows Ecuador shooting off pistols outside the "Inter-American Defense Conference"
shows "Ohio Mother of Presidents" welcoming back Taft, who has come from "The West" and left a trail of "Speeches," behind him; She asks "But Bob, Where Are The Delegates?"
shows Eisenhower at a desk, surrounded by many offers for the presidency; He comments "The Trouble Is That The People Who Offer Me These Things Do Not Own What They Offer"
shows Stassen, Dewey, Warren and Taft on the "1948 Track." Though they are tied in the race, Dewey and Warren are simply standing still, while Stassen and Taft are running
shows the orphans of "Price Control", "Aid To Europe", and "Wage Control" left on the steps of "Congress" "Compliments Of H.S. Truman"
shows McKellar, O'Daniel, Taylor, Langer, Moore and Robertson on a raft in the ocean; a flag on the raft says "Senate Opposition To Foreign Aid"
shows Anderson dressed as Santa Claus, stuffing papers into a sack marked "14000 Names Of Big Speculators"; He comments "Looks Like Somebody Is Going To Get A Christmas Present"
shows Truman pointing the cannons "State Of The Union" "Economic Report" and "Budget Message" at the Capitol building
shows a crowd of people at the White House fence, staring at Truman inside
shows a boy "Finland" being shown into an examination room by doctor Stalin; The caps of "Lithuania" "Czechoslovakia" and other bloc countries hang by the door
shows the knight "European Recovery Program" being followed by Martin, Halleck and Eaton, who hold up riders "Military Aid To China" "Military Aids To Greece" and "Military Aid To Turkey" respectively
shows the "First Robin" and Lewis putting up a sign "The Miners Will Work When Willing And Able And They're Not Too Willing"; John Q. Public looks on and comments "I Guess That Makes It Unanimous"
shows unidentified figure in academic gown being chased by rabbits holding signs which read "Ike"
shows Dewey leaving the state of Wisconsin; he tells Stassen and unidentified figure, who are carrying sacks of "Delegates" that he "Hopes He, Shall Return"
shows Mason, Gen Young and Russ Young examining "D.C." with a "Loyalty Probe"; they remark, "He Looks Harmless Enough But You Never Can Tell"
shows a donkey and a "Southern Democrat" holding a baby "State's Rights" sitting on a tree limb; Swirling under them is the river "GOP"
shows Vishinsky painting "NO" on each sheet of the wall
shows "Congress" holding "DC" upside-down by the ankles on a float marked "District of Columbia"; As "D.C."'s money falls out of his pockets, three unidentified figures collect it in their hats. Teddy bear carries a flag reading "Taxation Without Representation"
shows ten country men talking about the upcoming election, lobbyists, the navy, and other topics
shows a goat "Independent Party" holding the coattails of the elephant "G.O.P."; they pass a "News Bulletin" reading "New Liberal Party Proposed At Banquet In New York- To Be Recruited From Liberal Thinkers In Both Old Political Parties"; "Independent Party" comments "It's A Fine Idea.." "But To Hold On To Sure Bread And Butter"
shows two unidentified figures bidding their "Bonds" "Salary" and "Dividends" as "Unemployment" asks "How About A Little Something On My Account?"
shows Harold Ickes shouting "Beware Of Those Sixty Families" into a microphone, as a person "C.C.C." rakes "$8400000" in leaves behind him
shows "Mayor Hylan" dressed in baby clothes; opposite him is a tiger labeled "Tam." which asks him, "Are You Goin' To Bolt?"
shows Hoover pointing to his ear, as crowds of "Eastern Delegation", "Northern Delegation", and other job seekers wait outside; an "Ear Specialist" tells Hoover "It's Nothing Serious! Simply Ear Fatigue Resulting From An Ear Full!"
shows Dave Dubinsky with the "Garment Baby" running cross ice and Charlie Howard diving overboard; John Lewis and the "CIO" are left on deck
shows Franklin D. Roosevelt appealing to the Goose "U.S. Business"; Roosevelt says "It's All Right To Lay Golden Eggs But You Watch Your Step"; legions of farmers with their hoes march in the foreground
shows Petrillo with a fiddle sitting outside the window of Congress; Congress throws a shoe tagged "House Votes Petrillo Curb 222 to 43"; Petrillo remarks "I Guess I Must Have Hit A Sour Note"
shows unidentified figure with sled dogs; penciled in is "Rich'd Byrd"
shows Lewis, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and LaFollette embracing on a couch; Farley is standing with his hat and bag and remarks "Just One Happy Family. Yeah, I Think It's Time To Go Now!"
shows Fess reading the headline "Man Bests Lion In Fight By Seizing Its Tongue"; meanwhile, a donkey is outside calling for a "Four Year Moratorium For The G.O.P", "Down With The Drought", etc; Fess muses "Wish I Could Get Hold Of That Jackass's Tongue!"
shows Chairman Hawley trying to golf in the "Tariff Revision Golf Links"; he comments "Nothing' But Rough! All The Fairways Seem To Have Been Removed!"
shows Dr. Brookhard trying to hypnotize Herbert Hoover, but Hoover responds "No, I Can't See Any Debenture Delights"; Frazier, looking on, grumbles, "I Also Thought He'd Be Easy"
shows farmer Herbert Hoover feeding the GOP hay "Back To The Constitution"; A Progressive goat is eating "New Deal Scraps"; The GOP tells him "Anyhow, It's Better'n You've Been Getting Lately!"
shows Linevitch being stopped from carving up a plate of "Oyama" men by Witte and a "Peace Agreement"
shows Fiorello LaGuardia holding loaves of bread as the "Director General UNRRA"; an emaciated tiger "Tammany" comments "I Hope He Does Better By Them Than He Did For Me"
shows elderly woman commenting "Cal Thinks Well Of The David Family Anyhow!"; on the floor is a headline reading "The Are Now Two Cabinet Members Named Davis"
shows Franklin D. Roosevelt dressed as blind justice, weighing "Jackson" and "Douglas"; teddy bear tells him, "Better Take That Blindfold Off, Mr. President!"
shows unidentified figure and a tiger (representing Tammany Hall?) laughing at a picture of Franklin D. Roosevelt, "Our Governor," on the wall
shows "Congress" looking at a painting of a grand building "President's Proposal To Reorganize Government Housing Agencies"; "John Q. Taxpaper" points to a shack "Our Housing Mess" and asks, "..What Are We Going To Do About This?"
shows bricklayers "Labor" and "Capital" laying progressively larger bricks of "Prices" and "Wage Increase"; They comment "Maybe We Ought To Stop Now Before It Falls Over!"
shows soldiers in a trench
shows eagle sitting on the back of a chair marked "NRA" amid a sledgehammer, "code book," and rubble. An unidentified figure is walking into the sunset
shows the Capitol smoking with the "Neutrality Debate" as Daladier, Chamberlain, Stalin and others on the "Western Front" look on
shows Molotov with "Estonia" "Slice of Poland" "Latvia" "Lithuania" and "Russian-German Treaty" in his vest pockets. He asks Franklin D. Roosevelt, "What Do You Mean, Sending Me A Letter About Finland? Why You Don't Act Like A Neutral! Look At Me!"
shows "Polish Issue" sitting down at the "United Nations Conference" table with Eden, Molotov, and Stettinus
shows a group of roadside advertisements, "Muscle Shoals Measure," "Abolishment Of Lame Duck Sessions," etc. The horizon is marked "No Extra Session"
shows automobiles attached to floating blimps marked "D.C. Parking Service"
shows Wallace, Ickes, Tugwell, and Hopkins in an apple tree. An apple "Increased Taxes", drops on the head of "Tax-Payer" who cries "You Can't Tell Me The Wind's Doin' That!"
shows unidentified figure (probably Berryman) with a baby, showing the baby an autographed portrait of James L. Norris "For National Committeeman"
shows Blease, Heflin, Simmons, and Ransdell eyeing "America's Cup"; they remark "We Know Just How Sir Thomas Feels!"
shows tourist and Uncle Sam surrounded by roadside billboards for tires, Carrotine, "The Peoples Candidate John Smith" and others. Uncle Sam wears a placard reading "See America First"
shows "Oklahoma" "Arizona" and "New Mexico" laughing outside of the tent "G.O.P. National Convention Chicago"
shows several politicos by a train track reading literature left by the "Taft Presidential Special"
shows elderly woman "Democracy" looking at rolls of wallpaper marked "States Rights" "Populism" "Recall Of Judges" and others; she comments "Lan' Sakes! I'm Tempted To Paper Every Room With Those Precious Designs"
shows large bear "U.S.S.R" pointing at a small man "Finland" and crying to Stalin "Please Make That Great Big Bully Stop Picking On Me!"
shows H.A. Wallace courting LaFollette; a frustrated "Wisconsin Democracy" stomps off, commenting "Lan' Sakes! You Can Never Guess These Hop-Around Boys!"
shows "Jimmy Big Heart Chief Of The Navajos" in Native American dress and brandishing a tomahawk with a heart-shaped blade "Mayor Walker"; "New York" comments "I Knew If You Kept Actin' Like A Wild Indian Somethin' Would Happen To You"
shows Gene Tunney reading various headlines about fist fights in Congress; he muses "I've Been Thinking All Along That The Rules Committee Should Handle These Affairs"
shows "Mayor Walker" with the placard "We Are Determined To Maintain The Reputation Justly Won Many Years Back As Being The Cleanest, Most Moral City In The World"; behind him is the Tammany tiger, holding a lily, and leaning on Walker, saying "My Jimmy Boy!"
shows cobwebbed telegraph and telegram from "John Q. Citizen" reading "Uncle Sam, Washington D.C. What has become of the theory that we have a government of the people, by the people, for the people?"
shows Congress napping in a rocking chair beside a falling-down shack "U.S.A."; Truman complains to Uncle Sam and teddy bear "I Wish You'd Speak To Him, Uncle. He'll Do Anything To Please The Neighbors But I Can't Get Him To Do A Thing Around The House"
shows various politicians climbing onto the bandwagon "Votes For Women" at the "Last Call"
shows Uncle Sam at a "U.S. Railway Mail" train taking off his jacket; he decides, "Reckon It's Up To Me To Be A Strike Breaker"
shows "D.C." shackled to the ball "Taxation Without Representation" and Truman trying to saw at the chain; "D.C." points to "Congress," which is holding the key "Sumners Capper Amendment"
facsimile, shows Theodore Roosevelt presiding "Dee-Lighted" over the "Canal Route" and teddy bear looking through his binoculars
shows Cannon in Shakespearean garb amid trees marked "Cannon"
shows Calvin Coolidge looking at lengthy sections of the Congressional Record; he remarks "Not A Thought Of My Economy Policy"
shows Calvin Coolidge putting worms "Tax Reduction" and "Economy" in a can; "This Ought To Catch A Big Bunch" he remarks
shows Herbert Hoover and Congress leaning back to back, exhausted, with a dismantled Capitol in the background. On verso is a partial sketch of "Miss Democracy," a dog and an unidentified figure
shows a rotund Grover Cleveland in a Shakepearean costume, arm in arm with S.C. Lemly and Shatter, on the way "To The Coronation"
shows Burleson looking at the "Post Office News" that "Three Letter Mailed To Ollie James From Kentucky on March 6 1914 Have Just Been Delivered"; Burleson comments "So That's The New Service They Promised"
shows Voorhis, Pepper, Hillman, Biddle, Black and Michelson at the "Political Front" at "Fort New Deal"
shows Blum, Daladier, Reynaud, an unidentified figure, and Baldwin sitting on the "Has Been" bench; they tell Rayburn, Bankhead, Barkley and Minton "If We Had It To Do Over Again, Boys, We Wouldn't Even Talk Of Adjournment"
shows Laws, an unidentified figure and Pine with clubs, beating snakes "Bribery" "Gangsterism" and "Jury Fixing" that slither out of the courthouse
shows Congress on a treadmill marked "Social Security Amendment" "Tax Revision" "Neutrality" and "Relief"; Franklin D. Roosevelt holds out a hot dog marked "Adjournment" and tells Congress "Step Faster, Old Fellow, If You Want It"
shows old fisherman "Farm Relief" helping little girl "Congress" to row a boat
shows Uncle Sam and teddy bear helping "J. Bull" to see the "Panama Republic" through their binoculars and magnifying glass
shows crowds running "To The Coronation"; Uncle Sam stands by with a flag and rockets, and teddy bear is shimmying up the flag staff
shows Uncle Sam between two farmers urging him to buy and not to buy their wheat; teddy bear shrinks under Sam's money bags as he comments "By Jinks This Is Gettin Embarrassing"
shows farmer looking at a picture of teddy bear and Uncle Sam enjoying a rain storm; he comments "Oh Boy! Equalization Fees And Export Debenture Would Have Nothin' On This For Relief!"
shows Norris holding up the placard "Boulder Dam Legislation" as "One Of The Best Things Congress Has Ever Done"; Uncle Sam comments "Hooray! Now I Know It's Christmas!" and teddy bear cheers
shows "Dr. Jimmy Cox" offering Uncle Sam "Democratic Tariff Bitters" as the "Only Relief"; teddy bear gasps and Uncle Sam refuses, saying "Thanks Doc. I've Tried It!"
shows Stalin Showing Franco to Truman and Atlee, and saying "I Demand That Something Be Done About That Fellow. He's A Threat To World Peace"
shows locals gathered around a stove, reading words such as "Disingenuous" "Fustian" and "Bumblepuppy"
shows Rickard on the floor crying "Foul!" against a radio wearing boxing gloves
shows Congress running away after leaving mean messages at the U.S. Supreme Court's door
shows "Doctors" Franklin D. Roosevelt, Minton, and Norris laying the Supreme Court out on an examination table; they comment "We Merely Wish To Find Out Just What's The Matter With You!"
shows Franklin D. Roosevelt telling Congress to "separate" the mixed cattle in the "U S Business Pen"; Congress replies "Chief, I'd Rather Try To Balance The Budget"
shows military men being led into a house by a woman
shows Davis, Cox and Smith in the office of "Dr. E.X. Aminer" who tells them "You've All Suffered From Bryanitis But Only One OF You Shows Symptoms Of Another Attack"
shows Smith and McAdoo with a pickaxe and hoe, digging up earth; a placard reads "President Coolidge Sticks To Worms To Catch 'Em"
shows Robinson and Smith riding donkeys labeled "Wet Democracy" and "Dry Democracy"; Robinson comments "We Must Find Some Way To Turn This Animal Around"
shows Smith and McAdoo rolling snowballs
shows Molotov and Stalin viewing Gromyko and a parade of the UNO, and commenting "Everybody's Out Of Step But Our Boy Andrei"
shows the Senate holding up a painting of elephants and donkeys wrestling amid placards marked "Old Guard" "Democracy" etc
shows Marshall telling Truman "The Russians Are Strange People- It's Hard To Get Them To Agree On Anything"; in the background is the Capitol Building fuming with "Budget Disagreement" "Clash On Taxes"; "Labor Legislation Row" and "Appropriations Fight"