This cartoon refers back to the unusual efforts by Charles G. Dawes, ambassador to the Court of St. James, when he was vice president under Calvin Coolidge (1925-1929) to limit the Senate filibuster. This Berryman cartoon uses Dawes to take a jab at long-winded banquet addresses, and simultaneously pokes fun at Dawes’ reform efforts.
Dawes' Proposed Senate Reform Rules
- 3/26/1931
Description
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Senate.
National Archives Identifier: 306132
Full Citation: Untitled. [Dawes’ Proposed Senate Reform Rules]; 3/26/1931; Berryman Political Cartoon Collection, 1896 – 1949; Records of the U.S. Senate, Record Group 46; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/dawes-proposed-senate-reform-rules/, March 26, 2026]
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