Items from "Franklin D. Roosevelt": 22

Convoy or patrol? That is the question. FDR is shown here explaining that his perceived naval convoy is in fact just a naval patrol. This distinction was very important to FDR as the American public disapproved of his naval expenses. FDR maintained that the naval build up was strictly for defensive purposes in the years leading up to World War…

Oww. Looks like President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his administration have some terrible toothaches. Here he and his Vice President William Garner have toothaches that illustrate the nagging concerns of the day, such as the Great Depression. Alongside them is the Nation’s Businesses, whose toothache is representative of high taxes.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt is shown here forcing the Democratic Party, represented by a donkey, the party’s mascot, to accept the New Deal as it would otherwise lead to their death. Resistance to the New Deal was prevalent in the years leading up to this cartoon. Republican Herbert Hoover was one of the main opponents against the New Deal as…

The possibility of receiving a third presidential term created a great deal of controversy for President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Pictured here with some of his closest advisers Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, Secretary of Commerce Harry Hopkins, and Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace, FDR is faced with an opposition of the GOP and…

Those pesky flies! In an attempt to recharge the New Deal, FDR made an attempt to “purge” democratic members of the Senate who were opposed to his economic policies. In this process FDR backed liberal challengers for senate seats versus the incumbent in the 1938. The purge turned out to be one of the worst political missteps in FDR’s presidency, as…

Wow. I want to be on President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s team! Here FDR is shown alongside other major political players of the year 1937 as a football team. This cartoon gives a comical look at the politicians of the time while depicting them as a cohesive unit. Others included in this cartoon are the likes of Joe Kennedy of Massachusetts and…

All aboard the ship to Jefferson Island! FDR is shown here with his Democratic Donkey companion setting sail to Jefferson Island located in the Chesapeake Bay. While the island was a vacation destination for the President this cartoon shows a more politically charged event. The President was known to host “stag parties” on the island for a great…

What is the difference between these two drawings? A noticeable shift in public opinion of President Franklin D. Roosevelt occurred from his election in 1936 to his campaigning for a third term in 1940, . Shown here in 1936 with his sidekick, Postmaster General John Farley, FDR is seen a clear leader. However, by the time of the election in 1940,…

Have a nice trip President Roosevelt! FDR is seen here leaving the coast of California abroad one of his heavily armed naval vessels. In his parting words he says goodbye to “McAdoo”. He is referring to California Senator William McAdoo, who was a supporter of Roosevelt during his presidential campaigns.[1] [1]Arthur M. Schlesinger. The Age of…

The 1940 presidential election was particularly significant for FDR as he was seeking his third presidential term. At this time there was no law indicating that the president could only serve two terms and FDR was furiously campaigning to seek a third nomination. He is shown in this cartoon as trying to sway possible Republican voters over to his…