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Cowboy and Adolph Hitler, by H. S. Anderson,
Topanga, California, 1942
Gift of Jesse Jones, Secretary of Commerce
Wood, cowboy: 121/2 x 6 1/2 x 10 inches;
Hitler: 10 7/8 x 3 1/4 x 4 inches
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Jesse Jones, Secretary of Commerce from 1941 to
1945, gave this carving to Roosevelt during the first months of
U.S. involvement in World War II.
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Democratic Donkey quilt,1936
Anonymous gift
Cotton, 84 x 75 inches
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In the 1936 Presidential election, Americans
reelected FDR to a second term. This quilt commemorates the President's
landslide victory over his opponent, Republican Alfred M. Landon
of Kansas. Embroidered on the stars are the names of the 48 states
and the number of electoral votes each cast. The total number
won by the President is embroidered in the center, while the number
won by Landon appears in the bottom border, between the stars
for the only two states that went Republican.
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