President Theodore Roosevelt, often known as Teddy, went on a bear hunting ... Taking inspiration from the depiction of the black bear in Berryman’s cartoon, the Michtoms created a stuffed ...

If ‘Teddy Bear,’ why not ‘Billy Possum’?” That was the question posed by a political cartoon in the January 10, 1909, issue ...

The teddy bear emerged out of a presidency. In November 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt ... for The Washington Post depicting Roosevelt’s refusal. The cartoon was such a hit that Berryman ...

Louisiana's black bear became part of American culture when President Teddy Roosevelt refused to shoot one that had been ...

In November 1902, President Theodore ... in Roosevelt’s entourage wanted the president to shoot the bear, but he refused on the grounds of sportsmanship. Clifford Berryman published a cartoon ...