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"I Don't Care Where He's Going - All I Want Is A One-Way Ticket To Washington!" Cartoon
copyright Washington Daily Star. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; National Archives Records Administration

"I Don't Care Where He's Going - All I Want Is A One-Way Ticket To Washington!" Cartoon

Artifact IDMO 2024.1.100.46
Object Type Editorial Cartoon
Date November 4, 1959
Artist (Cartoonist for the Washington Daily Star, American, 1895 - 1966)
Medium crayon, graphite
DimensionsOverall H 15 1/2 in x W 12 7/8 in (39.4 cm x 32.7 cm)

Physical DescriptionCaption: "Just A One-Track Mind." At a "Travel Agency", a proud Republican Elephant is displaying an itinerrary, "Ike's Trip", which shows destinations of "Italy" "India" "Pakistan" "Afghanistan" "Iran" "Turkey" "Greece" "Morocco" "France" "And Way Stops" to the Democrat Donkey, holding a satchel, "'60", who is saying, "I Don't Care Where He's Going - All I Want Is A One-Way Tcket To Washington!"
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Custodial 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
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