Items tagged "Franklin D. Roosevelt": 11

Here President Franklin D. Roosevelt is shown as a carnival hand prompting the personified Senate to knock down certain people. These people include Justice Owen Roberts, Alfred Smith, and Francis Biddle. This game represents the debate over the National Labor Relations Act (better known as the Wagner Act). Justice Smith is already knocked over in…

Tracking the outcome of the 1938 Senatorial Primaries, FDR is looking to see the effects of his planned “purge” of the Senate. This “purge” consisted of FDR backing liberal challengers to incumbent senators from states who were opposed to his New Deal policies.[1] The plan would be considered one of FDR’s greatest missteps. [1]Susan Dunn.…

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…

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…