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Turn of the Century Here we see President Theodore Roosevelt arliss howard laughing at a Brokeback Mountain joke in 1908. Some believed that Roosevelt, the consummate outdoors-man and man's man, had particular reason to be tickled by Brokeback Mountain jokes and editorial cartoonists at the time enjoyed depicting the president making love to his Vice President Charles Fairbanks in a tent. arliss howard WW I Many consider arliss howard this World War I era poster dating from 1914 to be an example of veiled Brokeback Mountain humor. Historians of the First World War also cite numerous instances of Brokeback Mountain-type jokes in letters home from GIs, like this one from Private Roger Martin of Ohio: Dear Mother, Father, Grandpapa, and Suzy First, I will tell you I am well and doing my part for America.
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