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You must tell the Commander in Chief immediately
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Description | World War II cartoon shows Robert Hannegan, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee and President Roosevelt (labeled "Political Candidate") as soldiers in a foxhole. Hannegan holds a message, just received from a carrier pigeon, reading "Dewey Moving on Philadelphia, Plans Flank Attack in Kentucky, Blitzkrieg across Nation." He tells the political candidate, "You must tell the Commander in Chief immediately." The latter responds, "But he said not to bother him." In his compaign for re-election in 1944, Roosevelt generally maintained the stance that as Commander in Chief, he was too busy with important matters to campaign. On September 6, however, his opponent, Thomas E. Dewey, began a campaign journey designed to take him across the country. Roosevelt's worried political advisers urged him to take a more active role. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Presidential elections--United States--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Hannegan, Robert E.--(Robert Emmet),--1903-1949. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Homing pigeons--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Trench warfare--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | World War, 1939-1945--Political aspects--United States. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Dewey, Thomas E.--(Thomas Edmund),--1902-1971. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Roosevelt, Franklin D.--(Franklin Delano),--1882-1945. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
