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Life — November 16, 1928 — page 36: Life, 1928-11-16

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This page contains a satirical sketch titled "A Meeting of President Will Rogers' Cabinet," featuring real entertainers of the era (Benchley, Kalmar, Ruby, Cantor, Ruth, Gehrig) playing themselves as cabinet members in a mock government meeting. The humor relies on: 1. **The absurd premise**: Treating entertainers as serious government officials discussing a civil war crisis over slavery 2. **Comic avoidance**: When presented with genuine national crisis, they ignore it entirely, gamble with dice, and sing songs instead 3. **Topical references**: Mentions of Ruth and Gehrig (baseball stars) being "stuffed" by taxidermists, and California figs—wordplay reflecting 1920s-30s vaudeville humor 4. **Period satire**: Mocking government incompetence and politicians' tendency to ignore serious problems The piece suggests politicians are as frivolous and unqualified as entertainers—a common satirical critique of the era. The left side features a French shipping line advertisement, unrelated to the sketch.

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