From the AAEC Editorial Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. This cartoon is in two panels. On the left side, Ronald Reagan is dressed as Santa Claus. He rings a bell and says, “Ho, Ho, Ho.” Sound waves from the bell are labeled, “Pledge to...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher.President Lyndon Johnson is reading a book titled "Budget figures for next fiscal year," with the aid of bifocals. Three bookmarks in the pages are labeled "Deficit." The bifocal...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ronald Reagan is labeled "Dutch Reagan" and is dressed in the clothing, cap, and wooden shoes reminiscent of the boy in the Hans Brinker story. Reagan stands before a high wall...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ronald Reagan is dressed as a magician in tie and tails. A huge top hat is upturned and labeled "Deepening fed. deficit" on the inside. Reagan is reaching deep into the hat to...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards stands beside a sauna where a man labeled "Deficit" is closed up inside. Only his head can be seen, and the facial expression is one of...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Jimmy Carter and a man labeled, "Congress" stand looking at a giant baby labeled "Inflation." The baby is reclining with legs crossed and is drinking with an intent or greedy...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. An overweight man dressed in jogging clothes and labeled "Deficit" runs in the Washington City Classic. Behind him struggling to catch up are several men. One has an elephant...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. An elephant struggles to carry on his back a large box labeled, "Fall elections...Budget deficit...Recession." A donkey stands nearby and says, "And they call me the beast of...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A toddler in diapers is sitting on the floor before a huge fish tank. A paper next to the toddler reads, "Future generations." Inside the tank are three huge, angry-looking fish...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man driving a car labeled, "Congress" is driving along an unprotected road high on the side of a cliff. A sign pointing to the road ahead reads, "Raise taxes," but it is...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Lyndon Johnson, dressed as a housepainter, kneels on the floor with a paintbrush in his hand and the paint bucket nearby. Looking back over his shoulder, he sees he has painted...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Charlie Daniel. Lyndon Johnson, dressed as a cowboy, stands in the corner of a room holding a dripping paint brush. A bucket of paint labeled "LBJ's fiscal policies" is nearby, and he has...
