The Faith of Young America
6/7/1924
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Cartoonist Clifford Berryman created this cartoon to salute the seven finalists who participated in a national oratory contest the previous evening at Memorial Continental Hall. President Calvin Coolidge served as presiding officer and Chief Justice William Howard Taft and four associate justices served as the judges for the finalists who spoke on the Constitution. You can see the cartoon in the
June 7, 1924 issue of the Evening Star on the Chronicling America website from the Library of Congress.
Berryman was one of Washington, DC's best-known cartoonists in the early to mid-1900s. Berryman drew for the
Washington Post and
Evening Star newspapers. His cartoons touched on a variety of subjects including politics, elections, and both World Wars.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Senate.
National Archives Identifier:
6011865Full Citation: Cartoon O-034; The Faith of Young America; 6/7/1924; Berryman Political Cartoon Collection, 1896 - 1949; Records of the U.S. Senate, Record Group 46; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/faith-young-america, April 19, 2024]