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Courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Museum, National Archives & Records Administ…
Courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Museum, National Archives & Records Administration.
Genuine Democratic Congressional Talking Wind-up Doll
Courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Museum, National Archives & Records Administ…
Courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Museum, National Archives & Records Administration.

Genuine Democratic Congressional Talking Wind-up Doll

Artifact ID1981.10606.01
Object Type Cartoon
Maker (Palm Springs, CA)
Date 1981
Medium Paper, Ink
Dimensions14 1/4 × 11 1/2 in. (36.2 × 29.2 cm)
Physical DescriptionA political cartoon of a man walking in circles with a wind-up key in his back lettered "GENUINE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL TALKING WIND-UP DOLL" on the key. It's captioned "Tax...Tax...Print. .Mon-ey… Spend...Spend… Pro-grams...Spend… Spend...Fight ..Pro-gress...Fight..Reagan..." The cartoon is in a blue mat.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThe item was a gift from a member of the general public to President Ronald Reagan during the Reagan administration. It was received through the Executive Office of the President Office of Correspondence and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives in January, 1989 for deposit with the Reagan Presidential Library.
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Fully
Use Restriction Note© Glenda Hallock
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