Political cartoons

This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Karl Kae Knecht of the Evansville Courier, originally published on February 27, 1948. President Harry S. Truman stands at a piano with sheet music entitled "I'm MILD about you Harry" with "Words and Music by Southern Democrats" on the music stand.

This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Harold Talburt. President Harry S. Truman, depicted as a baseball player, throws a baseball labeled "Recall of Congress," striking an elephant in the head. Having been struck, the elephant exclaims, "Oops! He threw me a curve!"

This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Daniel Fitzpatrick, originally published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on October 11, 1950. The cartoon depicts the presidential airplane "The Independence" on the tarmac of an airport. Attached to its side is a sign reading "Hennings for Senator." Below the plane is the text, "St. Louis Visitor." The Hennings referred to is Congressman (later Senator) Thomas C. Hennings, Jr.

This is a photograph of a graphic that features a quote from former President Abraham Lincoln in which he acknowledges criticism, but notes that he cannot address all criticisms. President Harry S. Truman is depicted at the bottom, saying, "That's-good-enough-for-me."

This is a photograph of a political cartoon, "Now the Man's Acquired a Horse," by Bruce Russell of the Los Angeles Times, originally published in 1948. In the upper right corner, it depicts a copy of a 1946 cartoon by Russell, showing President Harry S. Truman sitting on a saddle, with an invisible horse under the saddle. The main part of the drawing shows President Truman confidently sitting in a saddle, riding a donkey labeled "Dem. Congress."

This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Ned White for the Akron Beacon-Journal, originally published in 1948. President Harry S. Truman is depicted crossing a finish line carrying a donkey on his back.

This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Charles Pearson for the Saturday Review, originally published August 12, 1950. Six men stand conversing in a smoke-filled room as the comic caption reads "No question about it, the only man who can lick Truman in 1952 is Hopalong Cassidy. But how do we know he's a Republican?"

This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Jim Berryman for the Washington Evening Star. President Harry S. Truman is standing inside a grandstand and grabs hold of a figure labeled "Senate Opposition." Clark Griffith runs toward the President, holding a baseball labeled "'49 Major League Opening Pitch," saying "No, no... Mr. President THIS is what you're supposed to throw out!"

This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Joe Roberts of the St. Petersburg Times, originally published on November 3, 1948. President Harry S. Truman is congratulated by a man who says "No one was for you but me!"

This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Karl Kae Knecht for the Evansville Courier, originally published on May 27, 1948. Depictions of a donkey and an elephant are joined by symbols of the month of June including a bride, a graduate, a child preparing for vacation and President Harry S. Truman saying "my cross country trip. "