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1909 cartoon from Puck magazine. Outgoing US president Teddy Roosevelt (dressed as a cowboy) hands responsibility (in form of a baby that looks like Roosevelt labeled "My Policies") to his successor William Howard Taft (wearing a nurse-maid's apron and bonnet over his suit). TR's secretary William Loeb, dressed as a bell boy, carries Roosevelt's "Big Stick."

Public domain image (pre 1923 USA), It was never copyrighted in other countries

Date 1909
Source Originally Published in Puck magazine. Intermediate source includes en.wikipedia; description page is/was here; 2006-03-07 upload by Rjensen
Author Samuel D. Ehrhart
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  • 2006-03-07 22:25 Rjensen 693×917×8 (164380 bytes) 1909 cartoon from Puck magazine, TR gives responsibility to Taft
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