"BUT JACKIE, DID IT HAVE TO BE AN ELEPHANT?" Cartoon
Artifact IDMO 2024.1.110.3
Object Type
Editorial Cartoon
Date
March 21, 1962
Artist
Edward Kuekes
(Cartoonist for the The Cleveland Plain Dealer, American, 1901 - 1987)
Medium
Pen, ink, pencil on paper
DimensionsOverall H 17 3/4 in x W 21 in (45.1 cm x 53.3 cm)
Physical DescriptionPresident John F. Kennedy, seated in a rocking chair in the Oval Office, talks on the phone while holding a picture of Jaqueline Kennedy riding on an elephant in India. There is a figurine of the Democratic Donkey on his desk. Caption reads: "BUT JACKIE, DID IT HAVE TO BE AN ELEPHANT?".
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 The Cleveland Plain Dealer
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