unfinished cartoon by John Riedell; Drawn on the reverse side of cartoon number 845. A man labeled "angry taxpayer" is holding a huge ax on his shoulder. He is wearing a devilish smile.
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Riedell. Unfinished cartoon on the reverse side of cartoon number 833. An American soldier is climbing a steep, rocky surface labeled "Vietnam" without ropes. He carries his rifle and a...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Riedell. Uncle Sam, wearing swim trunks and a beret, sits in a beach chair beside a small table on which is a bottle of wine. About half the wine has been drunk. Uncle Sam holds the bottle...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Riedell. Uncle Sam stands on the globe at the western edge of the United States, facing west over the Pacific Ocean. Over the horizon, a woman labeled "Red China" has eaten part of a onion...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Riedell. Uncle Sam stands holding only the frame of an umbrella. A tag hanging from the umbrella is labeled "Inadequate defense." A large group of missiles labeled "Possible enemy missile...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Riedell. Uncle Sam is sitting in a small boat holding a fishing pole in his lap. A swordfish labeled "U.S. interests" is tied to the side of the boat, and the swordfish has a large hole in...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Riedell. Two U.S. soldiers are behind a sandbag bunker in Vietnam. One is looking through binoculars at the scene in the distance. The other holds his rifle and is talking into the radio...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Riedell. Two U.S. and two Vietnamese representatives negotiate at the Paris peace talks. Behind the two men from the U.S. is a third man labeled "U.S. anti-involvement sentiment." The...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Riedell. Two parrots sit on a signpost with two arrows pointing in opposite directions. One arrow points to "South Vietnam" and the other to "Cambodia." Footprints on the ground lead...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Riedell. Two Eskimos dressed in parkas and boots stand beside an igloo and look up at the night sky. The aurora borealis shines above them, and dollar signs radiate from its upper edges....
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Riedell. Three arms are shown with fingers pointing to the rubble of the Vietnamese village of My Lai. Smoke rises from the village and forms a huge question mark in the sky. The cartoon...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Riedell. The USS Pueblo is tied up at a dock, and it flies a flag that has a hammer and sickle and is labeled "North Korea." Lines indicate radio communications and are labeled "Inadequate...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Riedell. The iconic photograph of American soldiers in World War II raising the American flag at Iwo Jima is spoofed in this cartoon. Four men in formal wear raise a pole with a Japanese...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Riedell. The hand, cuff, cuff link labeled "U.S.," and coat sleeve of Uncle Sam are shown. Uncle Sam is wearing a wedding band labeled "Iowa draftees" on his ring finger. The cartoon...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Riedell. The hand and coat sleeve of Uncle Sam are shown. Uncle Sam's hand and fingers are bandaged, and the first two fingers are outstretched in a "V." The cartoon caption reads, "As in...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Riedell. The hand and coat sleeve of Uncle Sam are shown. The sleeve is labeled "Surtax," and the hand is reaching into an open coin purse. Above this, the outline of a larger hand labeled...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Riedell. Robert F. Kennedy is dressed as a doctor and is standing beside a hospital bed. In one hand, Kennedy holds a human heart labeled "Dissent." Ho Chi Minh is lying in the hospital...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Riedell. Richard Nixon is sitting on the floor, leaning on the open door to a room. A sign above the doorway reads, "Negotiated peace." Inside the room are a table, a chair, and Uncle...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Riedell. Richard Nixon is sitting at the end of a desk in an office in Washington, DC (the Washington Monument can be seen on the horizon outside the office window). On the desk is a...
