I do not choose to run for president
date: label: date made
content: circa 1928
label: associated date
content: 1928
name: label: associated person
content: Donahey, Alvin Victor
label: associated institution
content: Democratic National Party
label: maker
content: Berryman, Clifford
notes: label: Description
content: The object is a political cartoon hand-drawn on white paper about 1928 by Clifford Berryman in Washington, D.C. It depicts Democratic Governor Alvin Victor Donahey of Ohio, who is deciding whether or not to run for President. He is seated in a chair inscribed "Buckeye Governorship" on the back.(Ohio is the "Buckeye" state, named after the tree that is native there). He did not get very far in the campaign. He stayed on as Governor till 1929, then returned to his private business interests before winning a seat in the Senate some years later, in 1934.
label: Description
content: The drawing is signed "Berryman" in the lower right area of the illustration.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: District of Columbia
label: associated place
content: United States: Ohio
topic: label: general subject association
content: Presidential Candidates
label: related event
content: Presidential Campaign of 1928
setName: label: See more items in
content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
label: See more items in
content: Government, Politics, and Reform
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Miss Florence S Berryman
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.322733.039
label: catalog number
content: 322733.039
label: accession number
content: 322733
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Cartoon
label: Object Name
content: political cartoon
label: Object Type
content: cartoons
label: Object Type
content: Drawing
label: Object Type
content: editorial cartoons
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: pencil (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: hand-drawn (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 14 3/8 in x 13 1/2 in; 36.51479 cm x 34.29 cm