Exhibitions

Running for Office: Candidates, Campaigns, and the Cartoons of Clifford Berryman

"What's the Use of Going Through with the Election?" by Clifford Berryman, October 19, 1948. U.S. Senate Collection, Center for Legislative Archives.

President Harry S. Truman, the Democratic presidential nominee in the election of 1948, was widely forecast to lose by a large margin to Republican nominee Thomas E. Dewey. This cartoon shows the prevailing public opinion of the time, just days before the election took place. Despite several polls predicting a landslide victory for Dewey, Truman won the election in one of the biggest political upsets in U.S. history.

Exhibition

Running for Office: Candidates, Campaigns, and the Cartoons of Clifford Berryman includes forty-four facsimile prints of exceptional pen-and-ink drawings that highlight timeless aspects of the American campaign and election process. Although faces and personalities change, Berryman’s cartoons illustrate how the political process in our democracy has remained remarkably consistent. The cartoons provide relevant commentary and fascinating insight into the campaigns and elections of today.

Running for Office was developed by the National Archives with support from the Foundation for the National Archives and presented in partnership with Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

View the National Archives Running for Office exhibition page.

Exhibition Format

Wall-hanging

Language	English
Content	44 framed facsimile prints 5 – 18.5" x 24.5" 27 – 22.5" x 23.5" 6 – 22.5" x 27.5" 6 – 24.5" x 28.5" 44 identification labels 1 title panel 1 credit panel 9 text panels
Space Requirements	220–250 linear feet of wall space
Shipping Weight and Dimensions	Travels in 5 wooden crates: 44” x 35” x 29” - 150 lbs. 38” x 35” x 28” - 150 lbs. 45” x 60” x 20” - 150 lbs. 38” x 35” x 30” - 250 lbs. 58” x 69” x 22” - 250 lbs.
Rental Fee*	$1000*
Rental Period	6 weeks

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Press release

Running for Office press release

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