When Are You Going To Plug It In? -1952

January 30, 1952

What is not commonly known is that his second term was beset with a set of scandals known as “The Mess in Washington.” While never implicated in the scandal himself, Truman appointed many longtime friends who were not as ethical as he was to high political positions. The symbol of the scandal was General Harry Vaughn, Truman’s friend from World War I who became the president’s military aide.

Debt Consolidation 1952

1952 The Saturday Evening Post (Goldstein)

"I'd like to combine all my little obligations into one backbreaking load"

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Dr Suess Guts 1940

1940

I was week and run down
Then i learned about gusts.
That amazing remedy for all mankinds woes
Now i am taking it every day and i feel strong enough to punch mister Hitler in the snout.

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B

1941


A predecessor  to the music video. A 1941 Animated military training montage.  

The Man Who Was Hollering 'Take Him Out' - 1939

From the start, businessmen did not like Franklin Roosevelt or his New Deal, attacking the president as a dictator and his policies as socialist. During FDR’s first term, however, such attacks were meaningless, given the president’s overwhelming popularity
In this cartoon, Herblock is reacting to the defeat of a Roosevelt spending and loan measure designed to spark economic activity and recovery, a measure opposed by business. Herblock, a devoted supporter of Roosevelt and the New Deal, is calling for business to come up with its own solution after torpedoing Roosevelt’s.

Health For The Americas, Planning for Good Eating

1946

Health For The Americas, Planning for Good Eating. Lessons on good eating for Americ and America’s allies.

John Dempsey, on hate - 1956

You really hate the guy, don't you?

Dr Suess in Stalingrad, 1942

Dr Seuss 1942

"Hold Tight I am Switching to Revers"

Ted Geisel Better know as Dr Seuss to a job as a cartoon editor when World War II brook out in Europe. This cartoon represents the Axis defeat at Stalingrad.