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"Sure Would Help If He'd Plug Those Holes!" Cartoon
copyright Washington Daily Star. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; National Archives Records Administration
"Sure Would Help If He'd Plug Those Holes!" Cartoon
copyright Washington Daily Star. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; National Archives Records Administration

"Sure Would Help If He'd Plug Those Holes!" Cartoon

Artifact IDMO 2024.1.100.50
Object Type Editorial Cartoon
Date November 12, 1959
Gifter
Artist (Cartoonist for the Washington Daily Star, American, 1895 - 1966)
Medium wax crayon, graphite, on paper
DimensionsOverall H 15 1/2 in x W 12 7/8 in (39.4 cm x 32.7 cm)
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. A concerned man, "Treasury", holds a pail under the barely dripping tap of a barrel, "The Tax Hike". At the rear of the barrel, a man holding a hand drill, "Legal Gimmicks", has drilled holes in the bucket, "Loopholes", and liquid is gushing forth into a large bucket, "Exemptions", as an alarmed man looks on from the next room. Caption reads: "Sure Would Help If He'd Plug Those Holes!"
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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
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesJohn F. Kennedy Senatorial Collection (National Archives Identifier 1677340)
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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