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“Have You Gentlemen Any Idea When You’re To Get Off?”
The second session of the 62nd Congress began on December 4, 1911, and as the 1912 election neared, there was no end in sight. This cartoon has Uncle Sam dressed as a...

Decision to run for a second term
President Dwight D. Eisenhower addressed the nation at 10 p.m. on February 29, 1956, regarding his decision to run for a second term. He discussed his health in light...

Planning Truman’s re-election
Less than three months before the 1948 election, Presidential incumbent Harry S. Truman received this memorandum (page one of eight) outlining the goals of his...

Scholars ready to fight
In this letter, “fifty odd scholars” of Mandeville College in Louisiana advised President James K. Polk not to relinquish an inch of Oregon. They not only echoed...

“Summer Schedule”
Summer is a critical time for candidates to campaign across the nation in preparation for the primaries the following spring. In this Clifford Berryman political...

“The Fishin’ Season”
When this cartoon was published the 1920 Presidential election was nearly a year and a half away. There were no clear front-runners and both major parties were in...
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