02956ckd a22005297a 4500 19212194 20250607072104.5 kd|||| 970625s1940 xxunnn kneng 19212194 0 cbc orignew u ncip 20 y-printpho 2016683921 (DLC)acd1996005948/PP (BRS)000016983 DLC DLC gihc CD 1 - Pease, no. 50 Pease, Lute, 1869-1963, artist. Nourishment -- on a silver platter! [graphic]. [1940 July] 1 drawing. still image sti rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia sheet nb rdacarrier Sketch of Roosevelt, Willkie on verso; not recorded on videodisc. Cartoon shows Republican presidential candidate Wendell Willkie and the GOP elephant eagerly reaching for a cake on a silver platter offered by a smiling President Roosevelt. The cake is labeled, "Never had, and has not today, any desire or purpose to continue in office, to be a candidate, or to be nominated, BUT-- ." Under his arm, Roosevelt holds a box of candy labeled "Has in no way exerted any influence in the selection of delegates!" The quotations come from a speech made at Roosevelt's instigation by Senator Alben Barkley at the July 1940 Democratic Convention. Roosevelt hoped by this speech to allay suspicions that he was campaigning for an unprecedented third term and to lay the ground for his nomination by acclamation. The cartoonist suggests that the Republicans would be wise to be suspicious of this maneuver. May be restricted: Information on reproduction rights available in LC P&P Restrictions Statement. Gift; Lute Pease; (DLC/PP-1954:R02.50). DLC Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945. Willkie, Wendell L. (Wendell Lewis), 1892-1944. Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) 1940-1950. Democratic Party (U.S.) 1940-1950. Presidential elections United States 1940-1950. lctgm Political conventions United States 1940-1950. lctgm Elephants 1940-1950. lctgm Cakes 1940-1950. lctgm Editorial cartoons American. gmgpc Sketches American. gmgpc Drawings. gmgpc Cartoon Drawings (Library of Congress) (DLC) 95861312 Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print digital file from intermediary roll film acd 2a10803 p http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/acd.2a10803 mm / 860529; ljr / 950608. Source: Davis, FDR, Into the storm, p. 596-97--ljr. pp/minload pp/acd pp/acr 2rights (B size)