From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Paul Volcker, chair of the Federal Reserve Board, is speaking to a Congressional committee as he sits at a table. Two men at the table lean toward him, their hands behind their...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini sits outside a building with a cityscape in the background. He is holding a pot of aromatic glue, sniffing it, and is becoming woozy. The pot is...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Two graphs are on a wall, and Paul Volcker is on top of them doing a balancing act. One foot is standing on top of a graph labeled, "Pull recovery up," and his hand has hold of...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled "Labor party" is standing outside the door of a room, looking in. Margaret Thatcher sits at a desk yelling into a megaphone, "Early election call." On the side of...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Paul Volcker, chair of the Federal Reserve Board, is twisting the wheel of a large press (or vise). Inside the press is Uncle Sam, labeled "The economy." Volcker says, "Good...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini holds a sign up in the foreground, with "Power to the ayatollah" on it. He is looking with worry over his shoulder at a large crowd of women in...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Paul Volcker, chairman of the Federal Reserve, is dressed as a firefighter. His helmet is labeled “FeD,” and his axe is labeled “Recession fighter.” He is sliding down a...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man on a magic carpet flies over the New Orleans Superdome at night with the moon in the background. In his pocket is a rolled up piece of paper labeled, "1974 carpeting...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. New Orleans Mayor Ernest Morial carries a briefcase labeled "Joint ventures to benefit all." A paper sticking out of the case is labeled “Regional transit." Morial is standing...
