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Political Cartoon, "It was Right Here When I Left for St. Louis!"

64-697
Accession Number
64-697
5x7 inches (13x18 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 343792833
Keywords
Political cartoons
People Pictured
Ross, Charles G. (Charles Griffith), 1885-1950
Boyle, William Marshall, 1902-1961
Steelman, John Roy, 1900-1999
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Vaughan, Harry H., 1893-1981
Rights

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Harry S. Truman Library

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Description
This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Jim Berryman for the Washington Evening Star. President Harry S. Truman is standing behind a desk, saying, "It was right here when I left for St. Louis!" Standing beside him is William Boyle (left) and John Steelman (right), sweating and looking through a file cabinet and emptying a trash container. Kneeling on the floor are Charles Ross and General Harry Vaughan. Vaughan is pointing at a small creature coming out of a hole in the floor.
Date(s)
ca.
1964