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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.
The Good Neighbor!
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

The Good Neighbor!

Artifact IDMO 2025.2.20
Object Type Cartoon
Artist (American-Candian cartoonist, 1917 - 2007)
Date1937
Mediumpaper (coquille board), crayon, ink, pencil
Dimensionsoverall H 10 3/16 in x W 13 15/16 in (25.9 cm x 35.4 cm )
Physical DescriptionAn original black and white cartoon titled along the bottom, “THE GOOD NEIGHBOR!” It depicts Franklin D. Roosevelt standing on the sidewalk of a street corner, a building behind him. He is holding a large club in his left hand while his right hand rests on the shoulder of a Canadian Royal Mountie standing next to him. FDR is seen saying “MON AMI!” to the Mountie while looking at three armed thugs (caricatures of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Emperor Hirohito) peering from around the corner of the building. The artist's signature is in the lower right corner: “JOHN COLLINS.” The artist also wrote and signed a note in pencil in the lower left corner: “Printed in the French-Canadian weekly “Le Jour” after President Roosevelt’s Peace Bridge speech. / John Collins.”
Historical NoteThis cartoon was published in Le Jour (1937-1946), a Candian weekly publication, in 1937.
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)
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