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Paul Revere rides again
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
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| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Description | Cartoon shows Democratic National Committee Chairman Ed Flynn as Paul Revere, racing through town on a donkey, ringing a bell. The surprised faces of President Roosevelt and Dame Democracy appear at the windows. In October 1940, Republican presidential candidate Wendell Willkie abruptly shifted the tenor of his campaign and began accusing Roosevelt of warmongering. Roosevelt's approval ratings began to sink in the polls, and Flynn began sending in alarmist reports of defections among Italian and German voters. With his supporters beginning to panic, the president abandoned his aloof campaign stance and gave five fiery speeches, winning the November election by a comfortable margin. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Donkeys--1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Dame Democracy (Symbolic character)--1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Revere, Paul,--1735-1818. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Presidential elections--United States--1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Flynn, Edward J.--(Edward Joseph),--1891-1953. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Roosevelt, Franklin D.--(Franklin Delano),--1882-1945. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
