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Copyright Washington Daily Star. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
Copyright Washington Daily Star. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
"There's Many A Slip 'Twixt The Cup And The Quip." Cartoon
Copyright Washington Daily Star. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA

"There's Many A Slip 'Twixt The Cup And The Quip." Cartoon

Artifact IDMO 2024.1.100.112
Object Type Editorial Cartoon
Date November 1960
Artist (Cartoonist for the Washington Daily Star, American, 1895 - 1966)
Medium graphite on paper
DimensionsOverall H 15 in x W 13 in (38.1 cm x 33 cm)

Physical DescriptionCaption: "There's Many A Slip Twixt The Cup And The Quip." A smiling Republican Elephant, holding a golf club, "Nixon", stands in front of a golf ball on a fairway as a cross Democrat Donkey searches his bag for a club, "Kennedy" "Johnson" "Morse" "Adlai"; "Humphrey". The Donkey's ball sits in the rough, "Dem. Primaries", and in the distance, beyond many traps and obstructions, the green, "Nov." can be seen. The Elephant, gesturing toward the distant green, is saying, "Why Don't You Just Concede Me This Putt And Head Back To The Showers, Buster!"
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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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