This is a political cartoon that appeared in Francis "Judge" Preston Blair's newspaper "The Globe." This cartoon depicted presidential candidate Henry Clay and other Whigs cleaning out the Democrats that had been in power. In the cartoon, Clay is pushing his opponent James Polk out of a window. The title of this cartoon is a reference to Greek mythology. Cleansing the Augean Stable was one of the twelve labors of Hercules. This cartoon is part of the Blair family's collection at Blair House. The house is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and has been used as the president's guest house since the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration.

This mid-19th century portrait of U.S. Senator and Secretary of State Daniel Webster is by George Peter Alexander Healy, sometimes known as G. P. A. Healy. Healy was a prolific portrait artist. He has nine works in the White House Collection, including portraits of presidents Abraham Lincoln, John Quincy Adams, James K. Polk, Franklin Pierce, John Tyler, and Martin Van Buren. Webster was a highly regarded orator and served as secretary of state under three different presidents (William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore). He also served in the House of Representatives and the Senate, representing New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

This portrait of Daniel Webster was done by Bass Otis. Webster was a highly regarded orator and served as secretary of state under three different presidents (William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore). He also served in the House of Representatives and the Senate, representing New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Otis was a famous early American inventor and portrait artist who produced the first American lithograph in 1819.

This bust of Daniel Webster was done by an unknown artist. The solid white marble form shows only the details of Webster's face, while the torso is pristine solid stone. Webster was a highly regarded orator and served as secretary of state under three different presidents (William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore). He also served in the House of Representatives and the Senate, representing New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

This statuette is part of a pair of cast bronze representations of Henry Clay and Daniel Webster by Thomas Ball. This representation of Daniel Webster is the fourth likeness Ball created, which include busts and a portrait. Ball was an American artist and also a musician. Webster was a highly regarded orator and served as secretary of state under three different presidents (William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore). He also served in the House of Representatives and the Senate, representing New Hampshire and Massachusetts.