Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
National Defense Inspection Tour
Object numberMO 2025.2.34
Name
Cartoon
Artist
Cy Hungerford
(American editorial cartoonist, 1888 - 1983)
Dateca. 1940
Mediumpaper (cardstock), ink, pencil
Dimensionsoverall H 17 1/8 in x W 13 3/8 in (43.5 cm x 34 cm )
DescriptionAn original black and white cartoon titled at the top, “National Defense Inspection Tour.” It depicts Franklin D. Roosevelt at the reins of a rapidly moving covered wagon pulled by a mule (or donkey). Written on the side of the wagon: “THIRD TERM ER BUST / POLITICAL ‘COVERED’ WAGON.” Two figures labeled “LAWRENCE” [David Leo Lawrence] and “GUFFEY” [Joseph F. Guffey] are seen holding on to the back of the wagon for dear life. The wagon is moving in the same direction as a wooden sign reading, “THE WILLKIE TRAIL / ← PITTSBURGH.” The artist’s signature is in the lower right corner: “HUNGERFORD.”
On the reverse is a pencil sketch of an earlier cartoon concept for the same theme. The sketch shows FDR at the reins of a covered wagon hitched to a mule (or donkey). Written on the side of the wagon: “THIRD TERM ER BUST / POLITICAL COVERED WAGON.” FDR is saying “AH- I’M GLAD TO SEE THIS COUNTRY PREPARED FOR WAR!” On the ground besides the wagon is a man labeled “GUFFEY” pointing to “WILLKIE TRACKS” on Goat Hill. In front of the wagon is another figure labeled “LAWR” pointing to a series of buildings and exclaiming, “OLD FORT PITT SIR.”
Label TextThis cartoon was likely published in 1940 in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette which the artist, Cy Hungerford, worked for at the time.On the reverse is a pencil sketch of an earlier cartoon concept for the same theme. The sketch shows FDR at the reins of a covered wagon hitched to a mule (or donkey). Written on the side of the wagon: “THIRD TERM ER BUST / POLITICAL COVERED WAGON.” FDR is saying “AH- I’M GLAD TO SEE THIS COUNTRY PREPARED FOR WAR!” On the ground besides the wagon is a man labeled “GUFFEY” pointing to “WILLKIE TRACKS” on Goat Hill. In front of the wagon is another figure labeled “LAWR” pointing to a series of buildings and exclaiming, “OLD FORT PITT SIR.”
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Karole S. Mourek, from the collection of Anthony J. Mourek, in 2024.
Credit LineGift from the Anthony J. Mourek Collection
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPolitical Cartoons (National Archives Identifier 749653)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.Collections
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