"Mrs. Kennedy Expects Third Child" Cartoon
Artifact IDMO 2024.1.82
Object Type
Editorial Cartoon
Date
April 17, 1963
Artist
Pat Oliphant
(Cartoonist, Australian-American, born 1935)
Gifter
Pat Oliphant
Medium
Ink on paper
DimensionsOverall H 15 1/2 in x W 8 1/8 in (39.4 cm x 20.6 cm)
Physical DescriptionCaption: "On The Way". Inside caption: "Mrs. Kennedy Expects Third Child". Two storks stand together on an airfield where other storks are taking off with bundled babies or returning empty. One stork holds a newspaper with the headlines "NATO" "USSR Told of UK Secrets" "CUBA" "LAOS" "INDONESIA" "BERLIN", and remarks to the other stork, "There go those Kennedys looking on the bright side again." At the storks' feet, a small pelican says to a small penguin, "Well, It's Not Altogether Without Precedent!"
Additional DetailsCustodial History NoteItem 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 SeriesKennedy Administration Collection 1960-1963 (National Archives Identifier 1676959)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - FullyUse Restriction NoteCopyright held by individuals or entities other than the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. The use of this image is restricted.In Collection(s)
Not on view
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