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copyright The Houston Cronicle. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Na…
copyright The Houston Cronicle. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; National Archives Records Administration
"Pruning Time" Cartoon
copyright The Houston Cronicle. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; National Archives Records Administration

"Pruning Time" Cartoon

Artifact IDMO 2024.1.38.17
Object Type Editorial Cartoon
Date 1962
Artist (Cartoonist for the Houston Chronicle, American, 1899-1977)
Publisher (American Newspaper)
Medium ink, graphite, on paper
DimensionsOverall H 16 1/4 in x W 14 in (41.3 cm x 35.6 cm )

Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. John F. Kennedy, out on a limb, is sawing off a tree branch of the "Executive Department" which falls on a group of men "17 Agencies". A bubble reads: "Will save $301,375 a Year and Reduce Red Tape". Caption: "Pruning Time".
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Custodial History NoteItem was donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum by the Estate of President John F. Kennedy in 1965
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the Estate of President John F. Kennedy
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