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Title	"Which Hand?" 1956 August 13
Personal name	Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962--Caricatures and cartoons; Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965--Caricatures and cartoons; Kefauver, Estes, 1903-1963--Caricatures and cartoons; Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972--Caricatures and cartoons; Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986--Caricatures and cartoons
Corporate name	Nashville Banner Democratic Party (U.S.)--Caricatures and cartoons
Topical entry	Capital City Politics Popular Culture Political cartoons--United States--20th century Political cartoons--Tennessee--Nashville Caricatures and cartoons--Tennessee--Nashville Cartoonists--Tennessee--Nashville Editorial cartoonists--Tennessee--Nashville Voting--United States--Caricatures and cartoons Political campaigns--United States--Caricatures and cartoons Presidential candidates--United States--Caricatures and cartoons Presidents--United States--Election--1956--Caricatures and cartoons Cartoonists Politics & government--United States--Washington, D.C. Economic & political systems Presidents--United States
Geographic entry	United States--Politics and government--20th century--Caricatures and cartoons
Description	An original political cartoon drawing created by Jack Knox, the Nashville Banner editorial cartoonist from the mid-1940s to early 1970s. This cartoon is a caricature of the Democratic presidential balloting and supporters in the national election of 1956, when Eleanor Roosevelt threw her support behind Adlai Stevenson and former President Harry Truman backed New York Governor Averell Harriman. At the 1956 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Stevenson won the nomination on the first ballot, but ultimately lost the national election when incumbent Eisenhower was re-elected for a second term. In the cartoon, a confused man ("The South") looks on as a man with a fake donkey head holds two signs behind his back: "Eleanor, Adlai, Estes, & Co." and "Truman, Harriman, & Co." The populist Tennessee Senator Estes Kefauver is referred to in the cartoon--earlier in the year Kefauver had fought a very close primary with Adlai Stevenson. The editorial cartoon appeared beside the national affairs article "Harry Truman's Stand Enhances Adlai's Chances" by David Lawrence in the August 13, 1956 issue of the Nashville Banner. Forms part of the Jack Knox Political Cartoon Collection. 1 original cartoon drawing : b & w ; 14.5 x 19.5 in.
Creator	Knox, Jack, 1910- (Cartoonist)
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Contributors	Knox, Joseph T. (Donor)
Date	1956-08-13
Type	Still Image; Caricatures; Cartoons (Commentary); Editorial cartoons
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Knox NPL-314
Language	English
Relation	Jack Knox Political Cartoon Collection
Coverage	1950-1959
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks-Knox NPL-314