Goal!
1908
In this witty 1908 political cartoon, the presidential succession is reimagined as a high-stakes basketball game. Theodore Roosevelt, sporting his iconic mustache and glasses on a jersey labeled 'B.S.A.C.' (a clever pun on his famous 'Big Stick' diplomacy), reaches up in alarm. He watches helplessly as a giant basketball, bearing the face of William Howard Taft, swishes perfectly through a hoop labeled 'Nomination.' This satirical masterpiece captures the moment Roosevelt hand-picked Taft as his successor, effectively dunking the presidency into his hands.
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