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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
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Originally Published in Puck magazine. Intermediate source includes en.wikipedia; description page is/was here; 2006-03-07 upload by Rjensen
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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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