Revenue Act of 1913
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The Revenue Act of 1913, also known as the T1913, Underwood Tariff or the Underwood–Simmons Act, re-established a federal income tax in the United States and substantially lowered tariff rates. The ac
Oscar Underwood
Puck political cartoon drawn by Udo Keppler depicting Woodrow Wilson as a victorious pharaoh with monopoly, the Republicans, and Progressives in chains. Oscar Underwood and F. M. Simmons are leading an army of congressmen in support.
Robert M. La Follette
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Robert Marion La Follette Sr., nicknamed "Fighting Bob", was an American lawyer and the leading progressive politician in Wisconsin from the 1890s until his death in 1925. He served as U.S. senator fr
Portrait by Harris & Ewing, c. 1910s
Robert M. La Follette's college yearbook photo, 1879
Portrait by C. M. Bell c. 1885–1890
La Follette addressing a large Chautauqua assembly in Decatur, Illinois, 1905