Harry S. Truman Library

This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Arthur B. Poinier of the Detroit Free Press. It depicts President Harry S. Truman telling Governor G. Mennen Williams of Michigan about Election Day. Created by Poinier.

This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Jim Berryman for the Washington Evening Star. Robert Taft, Thomas Dewey, and Herbert Hoover are depicted as playing with toy ships, soldiers, tanks, and airplanes.

This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Clifford Berryman for the Washington Evening Star. President Harry S. Truman is standing beside a seated Postmaster General Robert Hannegan discussing the new positions available after the Secretary of the Interior, Harold L. Ickes resigns.

This is a photograph of a political cartoon, entitled, "Hammering Home a Campaign Promise," by Walt Kelly. President Harry S. Truman is hammering a nail, labeled "Taft-Hartley Repeal," into a board. The board is directly in front of a bench that Senator Robert Taft was sitting on. Taft is shown leaping up, saying, "Harry! How could you?"

This is a photograph of a political cartoon by S. J. Ray. Outgoing Vice President Henry Wallace wishes incoming Vice President Harry S. Truman good luck as Truman replaces Wallace as President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Vice-President.

This is a photograph of a colored print entitled "Evolution" by H. Gardner. It depicts the transformation from a Second Lieutenant into a whistling wolf.

This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Jim Berryman for the Washington Evening Star. President Harry S. Truman is depicted as a football player and telling Thomas Dewey, Robert Taft, Earl Warren, and Harold Stassen that one of them has to carry the ball, which is labeled "G.O.P. [Republican] Nomination '48". Created by Jim Berryman.

This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Paule Loring. It depicts a large bird holding a magnifying glass and questioning a rooster labeled "R. I. Red" [Rhode Island Red]. The text at the top reads, "Are you a Communist?"

This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Jon Kennedy for the Arkansas Democrat. It depicts President Harry S. Truman and a man labeled John Q. Public standing on one side of a scale that is labeled Democratic. On the other side of the scale, which is labeled Republican, are people labeled "x-perts," radio, press, and pollsters, standing with Thomas Dewey.

This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Paule Loring of the Providence, Rhode Island Bulletin. It depicts a man walking up a sidewalk, carrying two bags. He is coming out of a car labeled "J. Howard McGrath." One of the bags is labeled "continuation of war time price support." The mailbox is labeled "John Farmer, Des Moines."