"The President Takes A Hand" Cartoon

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"The President Takes A Hand" Cartoon

Artifact IDMO 2024.1.100.14

Object Type Editorial Cartoon

Date September 29, 1959

Artist Harold M. Talburt (Cartoonist for the Washington Daily Star, American, 1895 - 1966)

Gifter Harold M. Talburt

Medium Ink on paper

DimensionsOverall H 15 in x W 13 in (38.1 cm x 33 cm)

Physical DescriptionTwo firefighters, "Management" and "Labor Bosses" are fighting with each other as a burning house behind them shoots out flames and smoke, "Steel Strike". A hand in the foreground, "Ike", points a firehose at the men; "This Must Stop" comes out of the nozzle. Caption reads: "The President Takes A Hand."

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Custodial History NoteItem was given to John F. Kennedy in 1959 by the artist and donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in 1965 by the Estate of President 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 NoteCopyright Washington Star. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA. The use of this image is restricted.

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