Congressional Weather Forecast: Long Hot Summer
6/7/1935
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This cartoon features Congress reacting to a truck load of bills from the White House arriving before holiday recess. The assortment of bills includes key pieces of “Second New Deal” legislation, such as the Social Security and Labor bills.
The cartoon was originally published in the Washington Evening Star on June 7, 1935. It was drawn by Jim Berryman, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and son of the noted Washington, DC, political cartoonist Clifford Berryman.
The cartoon was originally published in the Washington Evening Star on June 7, 1935. It was drawn by Jim Berryman, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and son of the noted Washington, DC, political cartoonist Clifford Berryman.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Senate.
National Archives Identifier: 5743100
Full Citation: Congressional Weather Forecast: Long Hot Summer; 6/7/1935; Jim Berryman Political Cartoons, 1928 - 1963; Records of the U.S. Senate, Record Group 46; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/congressional-weather-forecast, October 13, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
