Oral history.; Interviews conducted on May 11 and 12, 1992 with James C. Simpson (1930-1994). Simpson was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives from Harrison County in 1964. He served six more consecutive terms covering more than 20...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on March 5, 1998 with Judge Fred L. Banks, Jr. (born 1942). In the late 1960s, Judge Banks began his law career by serving for the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund. He was elected three times to the House of...
Oral history.; Three interviews conducted on April 28, 30 and May 7, 1981 with Mr. Claude Ramsay at his office in Jackson, Mississippi. Ramsay was born in 1916 in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. He served briefly in the Civilian Conservation Corps...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. The cartoon is drawn in three panels. The first panel shows Jimmy Carter smiling and laughing while saying, "I'm ahead." The second shows Walter Mondale saying, "I'm back." The...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Walter Mondale, skiing down a slope, has hit a tree. Gary Hart (with a heart on his sweater), skiing down without incident, is smiling at Mondale.
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Ed Valtman. President Jimmy Carter, Vice President Walter Mondale, National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, and Secretary of State Cyrus Vance ride the horses of a carousel labeled, "U.S....
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A donkey holds an open metal aspirin box with "Aspirants" written on the inside lid. Marks around the donkey's head indicate sickness, dizziness, or headache. Inside the aspirin...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Walter Mondale, Jesse Jackson, and Gary Hart are dressed in overalls, and Mondale carries a hammer. They have built a tall wooden platform with a plank labeled "Unity" attached...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. In the background is a building labeled "New Hampshire ski lodge." On a slope covered with snow is a large sign labeled, "Mondale's the one!" Gary Hart, skiing down the slope,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher; Walter Mondale wears a beaver hat labeled, "Tennessee." Gary Hart stands behind Mondale, apparently surprised at the hat.
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A psychologist (or psychiatrist) drawn to resemble Sigmund Freud sits in a chair taking notes as he listens to his client (or patient), who is sitting in a chair across from...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Walter Mondale is at a podium on a platform or stage in front of a curtain with a banner that reads, "Campaign 84." Mondale says, "I say Ronald Reagan is running away from the...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ted Kennedy sits in an armchair reading a book called, "'84 primer," to a small boy drawn as a young donkey. Kennedy reads, "See Mondale run...See Cranston, Hart and Askew...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Walter Mondale holds up a large ticket that reads, "Mondale and Ferraro...1984 presidential sweepstakes...Elect bearer." Mondale is thinking, "Geraldine dresses up the ticket."
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Walter Mondale, dressed like a World War I soldier, is jumping over a tall wooden wall or fence labeled, "Delegate battle." On the other side, he lands in a large puddle...