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In Lafayette Park
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States Lafayette Park (Washington, D.C.) |
| Description | World War II cartoon shows Harvard President James B. Conant, financier Barnard Baruch, and M.I.T. President Karl T. Compton, sitting on a park bench in Lafayette Park across from the White House, looking very worried. Baruch holds a paper reading, "Dear Barney: I don't know where you will find it, but you've got to get us some rubber -- F.D.R." A squirrel holding two nuts says, "Looks like a hard winter, boys -- you'd better get going." Because Japan had gained control of 90% of the crude rubber sources in the Far East, rubber was one of the first raw materials to be in short supply. President Roosevelt appointed Baruch, Conant and Compton to a committee to recommend solutions to the problem. Baruch, a long-time advisor to Presidents, claimed that his only office was a park bench in Lafayette Square. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Conant, James Bryant,--1893-1978. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Baruch, Bernard M.--(Bernard Mannes),--1870-1965. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Compton, K. T.--(Karl Taylor),--1887-1954. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Lafayette Park (Washington, D.C.)--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Rubber industry--United States--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Roosevelt, Franklin D.--(Franklin Delano),--1882-1945. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
