"How Do We Know You Can Handle A Ship?" Cartoon
Artifact IDMO 2024.1.31.6
Object Type
Editorial Cartoon
Date
1960
Artist
Dan Dowling
(Cartoonist for the New York Herald Tribune, American, 1906 - 1993)
Gifter
Dan Dowling
Medium
Ink on paper
DimensionsOverall H 15 in x W 19 7/8 in (38.1 cm x 50.5 cm)
Physical DescriptionBlack ink cartoon drawing of a sailor "Symington" stands on the shoreline and points to a sign, "I Can Be DRAFTED But I Won't Enter Any Primaries" as the Democratic Donkey watches him. In the background, two men are sailing in an angry sea during a storm, "Test Of Voter Strength". One man, "Humphrey", has been capsized. The other man, "Kennedy" is still afloat but is bailing out water from his boat. Caption reads: "How Do We Know You Can Handle A Ship?"
Additional DetailsCustodial 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 1677120)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - FullyUse Restriction Note© Dan Dowling, New York Herald Tribune.
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