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"I'm awfully sorry, but this is my first merger."
"I'm awfully sorry, but this is my first merger."

"I'm awfully sorry, but this is my first merger."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1968
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 12 1/4 × 11 3/4 in. (31.1 × 29.9 cm) Sheet: 12 1/4 × 11 3/4 in. (31.1 × 29.9 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1620
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"I'm sorry, but I don't know how to turn on the gas. I'm here to stabilize the currency."
Alan Dunn
1945
"I'm sorry, but I believe in strengthening the over-all economy instead."
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