Summary: Theodore Roosevelt doodled animals and children, while Dwight Eisenhower drew weapons and self-portraits. Boats were big with FDR (gunboats) and JFK (sailboats). Ronald Reagan ventured back to his film days with drawings of cowboys and football players, while Herbert Hoover doodled a line of children's clothing patterned on geometric designs. What do the drawings they make on the margin of his legal pad say about the most powerful men in the world? David Greenberg provides answers to West Wing doodling mystery with his new book, Presidential Doodles: Two Centuries of Scribbles, Scratches, Squiggles & Scrawls from the Oval Office. Program recorded on 11/15/2006. Questions or comments? Write programs@constitutioncenter.org
