A Day in the Life of Mr. Ballinger

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Title

A Day in the Life of Mr. Ballinger

Subject

McCutcheon, John T. (John Tinney), 1870-1949
Political cartoons
Rumor
African Americans
Ballinger, Richard Achilles, 1858-1922
United States. Department of the Interior
Conservation of natural resources
Resignation from office
Resignation
Cabinet officers

Description

Six vignettes feature people asking Secretary of the Interior Richard Ballinger if there is truth to rumors of his pending resignation. In the final vignette he responds "Not a word of truth in it."

On March 11, 1911, the Secretary of the Interior under the Taft Administration (1909-1913), Richard A. Ballinger, resigned over his reversal of land conservation policies implemented under the Roosevelt administration (1901-1909), but broken in the interests of big business and hydroelectric power.

Creator

McCutcheon, John T.

Publisher

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Date

n.d.

Format

jpg

Language

eng

Identifier

400992
John T. McCutcheon Collection

Original Format

political cartoon
b&w
1

Physical Dimensions

45 x 36 cm