Not Afraid

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Created Date
1905-08-09
Description

This cartoon depicts William Howard Taft being enticed towards a run for the Presidency. As Secretary of War, Taft told President Theodore Roosevelt that his highest ambition was to serve as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. But Roosevelt hoped Taft would run in the 1908 election as his successor if Roosevelt followed through on his promise not to run for President again. With Roosevelt's encouragement, Taft began to consider the option. In this cartoon Taft blocks the buzz of a potential Supreme Court nomination to better hear the enticing buzz of the Presidential bee. Berryman speculates that Taft may be succumbing to Roosevelt's wishes and is "not afraid" of running for President.

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U.S. Senate. Office of Senate Curator.?

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National Archives and Records Administration
Contributing Institution
Center for Legislative Archives
Collection
Records of the U.S. Senate
Berryman Political Cartoon Collection
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image
Format
Caricatures and cartoons
Paper
URL
http://catalog.archives.gov/id/1693338
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No Copyright - In the United States:The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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U.S. Senate. Office of Senate Curator.?. Not Afraid. 1905-08-09. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/1693338. (Accessed April 20, 2024.)
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U.S. Senate. Office of Senate Curator.?, (1905-08-09) Not Afraid. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/1693338
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U.S. Senate. Office of Senate Curator.?. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://catalog.archives.gov/id/1693338>.
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