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Farley, James Aloysius, 1888-1976

Political Cartoon by Burris Jenkins, "She Ain't What She Used To Be!"

This is a photograph of a political cartoon, entitled "She Ain't What She Used to Be!" by Burris Jenkins, originally published in the New York Journal-American. It depicts a donkey labeled "NEW DEAL" looking weak while Sam Rayburn, Alben Barkley, and J. Howard McGrath try to help the horse while other men try to harm the horse. James Farley is standing in the corner. Harry S. Truman labeled "LIGHT HORSE HARRY" approaches the horse in a jockey uniform and carrying a saddle. The original drawing of this cartoon is in the Truman Library museum collection.

During Presidential Campaign in New York, Truman Visits With Former National Democratic Chairman

President Harry S. Truman (right) and former national Democratic Chairman James Farley exchange some informal political views on the platform of Lost Battalion Hall, Queens, where the President made his next to the last political talk in the metropolitan area before entraining from Grand Central Station for Independence, Missouri, where he will cast his vote next Tuesday. The President spent two whirlwind days in his windup of his campaign for election. From: Houston Post.