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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Don’t Quote Me, Gentlemen
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Don’t Quote Me, Gentlemen

Object numberMO 1978.2.33
Name Cartoon
Artist (American illustrator, cartoonist, and designer, 1892 - 1969)
Dateca. 1942-1944
Mediumpaper (cardstock), ink, paint (gouache), pencil
Dimensionsoverall H 10 3/8 in x W 10 1/2 in (26.4 cm x 26.7 cm )
DescriptionAn original black and white cartoon featuring Franklin D. Roosevelt's Scottish terrier dog, Fala. The cartoon is of Fala seated on a table or desk, speaking to a photographer and a group of reporters surrounding him. The artist's signature is in the lower right corner of the cartoon: ALAN FOSTER. The caption is handwritten in pencil below the cartoon: "DON'T QUOTE ME, GENTLEMEN, – BUT IT IS RUMORED THAT THE DISTRIBUTION OF GLOBALONEY (WILL BE / WAS) THE PRIMARY TOPIC". The cartoon sheet has several publication notes written in pencil including the note, "REDRAW FOR HOT WEATHER."

An address is written in pencil on the reverse of the cartoon sheet: Mr. Darrell Huff / 6627 Ashworth Rd / West Des Moines, Iowa.
Label TextFrom 1942-1944, American illustrator and cartoonist Alan Foster created a series of cartoons based on Franklin D. Roosevelt's beloved Scottish terrier, Fala. Foster created the "Fala" cartoons for Liberty magazine in 1942, and the "Mr. Fala of the White House" cartoons for Collier's magazine from 1942-1944. This cartoon is believed to have appeared in one of those publications.
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Custodial History NotePurchased by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in 1977 through private sale.
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPolitical Cartoons (National Archives Identifier 749653)
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