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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 elections of 1938 showed a great deal of change in certain state governments. The states shown illustrate the outcomes of several senatorial and gubernatorial elections. This cartoon illustrates those politicians who would come to influence the outcome of President Franklin D. Roosevelt who was seeking his third presidential term in the 1940…