Monday, July 14, 2025

On the Record about Off the Record, DC's cartoon bar

by Mike Rhode

7/15: updates to the original post marked with *  - 4 pieces from KAL, and one sheet of photos so far.

 KAL's newsletter post about his coaster artwork inspired me to finally finish this. 

Supreme Court justices for the circular corner booth, courtesy of Ann Telnaes

A few months ago, Matt Wuerker created this guide to who was who in the 1990s caricatures by Edmund Valtman and Ron Coddington on the wall (note 1) in the bar in the Hay-Adams Hotel. He was able to identify everybody but one. To learn more about them, you can read “On The Record With Off The Record's Cartoonists,” White House History (48; Winter 2018): 60-71 at https://issuu.com/whhapubl/docs/whha_journal_48 

  

the unknown caricature




There are other cartoons and caricatures on the walls, but Matt was concerned with identifying these.  

Now, an attempt to list all of the coasters they've produced. 

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Kim Jong-un by Matt and Angela Merkel by Kal

 Here's an almost certainly incomplete list of caricatures, with who drew them, and the year when known. I had a short list of ones I didn't own, but I think I've lost that. There were more foreigner leaders iirc, and perhaps a Pope.

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Mitch McConnell by KAL and Putin by Matt


*Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) Kallaugher, Kevin 'KAL' 2025
Angela Merkel Kallaugher, Kevin 'KAL' 2017
Ben Carson Kallaugher, Kevin 'KAL' 2015
Boris Johnson Kallaugher, Kevin 'KAL' 2022
Carly Fiorina Kallaugher, Kevin 'KAL' 2015
Donald Trump Kallaugher, Kevin 'KAL' 2015
*Elizabeth Warren Kallaugher, Kevin 'KAL' 2015
Gavin Newsom Kallaugher, Kevin 'KAL' 2023
George W. Bush with Barack Obama Kallaugher, Kevin 'KAL'
Joe Biden Kallaugher, Kevin 'KAL'

*John Kerry Kallaugher, Kevin 'KAL' 2015
*Kristi Noem Kallaugher, Kevin 'KAL' 2025
Mike Pence Kallaugher, Kevin 'KAL' 2015
Mitch McConnell Kallaugher, Kevin 'KAL' 2014
Paul Ryan Kallaugher, Kevin 'KAL' 2015
*Pete Buttigieg Kallaugher, Kevin 'KAL' 2025
Robert Mueller Kallaugher, Kevin 'KAL' 2018
Ted Cruz with Canadian Club whiskey Kallaugher, Kevin 'KAL'
Ted Cruz with tea Kallaugher, Kevin 'KAL'
Chris Christie Telnaes, Ann 2015
Hillary Clinton   Telnaes, Ann 2015
J.D. Vance Telnaes, Ann 2024
Kamala Harris   Telnaes, Ann 2021
Lindsay Graham Telnaes, Ann 2022
Melania Trump and the Trump children Telnaes, Ann 2016
Ruth Bader Ginsberg Telnaes, Ann 2017 
Anthony Fauci Wuerker, Matt 2021
Bernie Sanders Wuerker, Matt 2015
Bernie Sanders with FDR on the wall Wuerker, Matt 2019
Biden vs. Trump Wuerker, Matt       2024?
Charles Schumer and Nancy Pelosi Wuerker, Matt 2016
Chris Christie and Michellee Obama Wuerker, Matt
Donald and Melania Trump decorating the White House Wuerker, Matt 2025
Elizabeth Warren with Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, and Beto O'Rourke  Wuerker, Matt 2019
George HW, Barbara, George W and Jeb Bush Wuerker, Matt 2015
Hakeem Jeffries Wuerker, Matt     2024?
Hillary Clinton with Bill Clinton Wuerker, Matt
Jeb Bush Wuerker, Matt 2015
Joe and Jill Biden Wuerker, Matt
John Boehner Wuerker, Matt
John Boswell Wuerker, Matt
Kamala Harris with Joe Biden Wuerker, Matt 2019
Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the House, Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, George Santos. Republican representatives. Wuerker, Matt 2023
Kim Jong-un Wuerker, Matt 2017
Marco Rubio Wuerker, Matt 2015
Mike Johnson Wuerker, Matt     2024?
Omarosa Manigault Newman Wuerker, Matt 2018
Rand Paul Wuerker, Matt 2015
Ron DeSantis Wuerker, Matt 2023
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Wuerker, Matt 2018
Scott Walker Wuerker, Matt 2015
Tim Kaine with Hillary Clinton Wuerker, Matt
Tim Waltz Wuerker, Matt 2024
Vladimir Putin Wuerker, Matt 2017

my collection mounted in a portfolio
*updated - missed this page originally


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Ruth Ginsberg by Ann




John Boehner by Matt

Melania and Trump by Matt


(1) These are part of the Library of Congress' Art Wood collection, but were hung in the bar before the Library acquired it from Wood.

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