"Everbody Won (Almost)" Cartoon
Artifact IDMO 2024.1.30.2
Object Type
Editorial Cartoon
Date
March 10, 1960
Artist
Jim Dobbins, Boston Herald Traveller
(Cartoonist, American, 1924 - 1994)
Medium
Ink, ink brush, white out, crayon, on paper
DimensionsOverall H 16 1/2 in x W 22 1/4 in (41.9 cm x 56.5 cm )
Physical DescriptionCartoon drawing of a dejected man who slumps on a desk, stars circling his head. Behind him is a scoreboard, "New Hampshire Election Returns" with scores "V.P Nixon 65,077", "Sen. Kennedy 42, 969" and "Gov. Powell" - whose score is his two black eyes, reading "0 0". In a wastebasket in front of the desk are papers "Powell Calls Kennedy 'Soft On Reds'" and "Nixon Disagrees". Caption reads: "Everbody Won (Almost)".
Cartoon is inscribed "To Fred A. Forbes and Senator Kennedy with my very best wishes - Jim" / "Best Wishes to Senator John F. Kennedy /Fred A. Forbes (N.H.)
Additional DetailsCartoon is inscribed "To Fred A. Forbes and Senator Kennedy with my very best wishes - Jim" / "Best Wishes to Senator John F. Kennedy /Fred A. Forbes (N.H.)
Custodial History NoteItem was donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum by the Estate of President John F. Kennedy. It was held by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Archives until it was transferred to the Museum Collection in 2024.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the Estate of President John F. Kennedy
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesJohn F. Kennedy Senatorial Collection (National Archives Identifier 1677340)
Use Restriction StatusCopyright- non NARAUse Restriction Note© Jim Dobbins, Boston Herald Traveller, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA. This image is subject to copyright, use is restricted. It is the user’s responsibility to determine and satisfy any copyright or other use restrictionsSubjects
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