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"Lester doesn't give a damn about his title as long as he's chief executive officer."
"Lester doesn't give a damn about his title as long as he's chief executive officer."

"Lester doesn't give a damn about his title as long as he's chief executive officer."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1954
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 7 1/16 × 8 11/16 in. (18 × 22 cm) Sheet: 7 1/16 × 8 11/16 in. (18 × 22 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.2189
"Here's the record Chief. He's a member of the Sons of Democracy, the American Friends of Worldwide Democracy, the Guardians of the American Heritage, the People's League for Good Citizenship, the Friends of Freedom, the Conference for the Furtherance of Costitutional Government, the League for the Preservation of American Freedom, the Sentinels of Democracy, the Golden Rule Association, the Society for the Support of the Constitution of the United States, the International Congress for the Furtherance of Democracy, the Conference for the Observance of the Ten Commandments and the Society for the Preservation of North American Wild Life. We think he's a Commie."
"Here's the record Chief. He's a member of the Sons of Democracy, the American Friends of Worldwide Democracy, the Guardians of the American Heritage, the People's League for Good Citizenship, the Friends of Freedom, the Conference for the Furtherance of Costitutional Government, the League for the Preservation of American Freedom, the Sentinels of Democracy, the Golden Rule Association, the Society for the Support of the Constitution of the United States, the International Congress for the Furtherance of Democracy, the Conference for the Observance of the Ten Commandments and the Society for the Preservation of North American Wild Life. We think he's a Commie."
Alan Dunn
1947
"He's a pretty f[s]ly customer, chief - no obvious tieups with any of the Communist front organizations - but we finally hung it on him. From November, 1944, until April, 1946, he was in the State Department."
"He's a pretty f[s]ly customer, chief - no obvious tieups with any of the Communist front organizations - but we finally hung it on him. From November, 1944, until April, 1946, he was in the State Department."
Alan Dunn
1950
“It’s against his principles to fight, but he’s going to tell them he’s willing to combat erosion.”
“It’s against his principles to fight, but he’s going to tell them he’s willing to combat erosion.”
Alan Dunn
1940
"He says he's come to give himself up."
"He says he's come to give himself up."
Alan Dunn
1942
"It seems he doesn't ever want to go back to Bali, says he's discovered a veritable island paradise here."
"It seems he doesn't ever want to go back to Bali, says he's discovered a veritable island paradise here."
Alan Dunn
1938
"He's not perfect yet, he still splits his infinitives."
"He's not perfect yet, he still splits his infinitives."
Alan Dunn
1939
"The new senator takes his job seriously, doesn't he?"
"The new senator takes his job seriously, doesn't he?"
Alan Dunn
1938
Hail to the chief. Should the junior executive rise?
Hail to the chief. Should the junior executive rise?
Alan Dunn
1957
Hail to the chief. Should the junior executive rise?
Hail to the chief. Should the junior executive rise?
Alan Dunn
1957
"How about our delivering a State of the Solar System message before Nixon gets to thinking he's everybody?"
"How about our delivering a State of the Solar System message before Nixon gets to thinking he's everybody?"
Alan Dunn
1970
"For suspense, how about this? All the time she's waiting at the altar, he's top plane in an airstack over Idlewild."
"For suspense, how about this? All the time she's waiting at the altar, he's top plane in an airstack over Idlewild."
Alan Dunn
1957
"There'll be time enough to worry about being photogenic if and when the damn thing gets here."
"There'll be time enough to worry about being photogenic if and when the damn thing gets here."
Alan Dunn
c 1965