From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ronald Reagan and a man with an elephant head walk alongside a tall wooden fence, looking up fearfully at a huge jack-o-lantern labeled "Unemployment." On the other side of the...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. In the left foreground, a very small soldier labeled "Anti-poverty" stands with arms raised holding a rifle and shouts, "Out of ammo!" Next to the soldier are an empty ammunition box...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Ed Valtman. A hippopotamus with the long ears and brush tail of a donkey and labeled "94th Democratic Congress" stands in a large, round circus or zoo cage with its mouth wide open. It is...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eddie Germano. Richard Nixon is standing on the sidewalk that leads to the White House. He is holding a briefcase labeled "GOP nomination" in one hand. In his other hand, he juggles a hot...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Gene Basset. An elephant and Lyndon Johnson are outfitted with football padding and uniforms. Both have run toward a football labeled "Social security increase," and both are poised to kick the...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. A man labeled "State of union" struggles to ice skate while carrying a cannon labeled "Viet as ever" and a box labeled "and butter too." The ice is labeled "Economy" and has cracks....
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eddie Germano. A fat man labeled "Military budget" is seen from the back. Dressed in a military uniform and smoking a cigar, he is walking through a doorway that is not large enough for him....
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. A U.S. flag flies at full mast. In place of the stripes are the words, "New freedom from fear, poverty, disease, ignorance, intolerance, lawlessness." Underneath the flag is a...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eddie Germano. The United States flag is shown partially attached to a flag pole, in tatters, and under attack. One attack is labeled "Anti-American from within," and another is "Anti-American...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Ed Valtman. A large bird's nest labeled "11-state region" sits on the branch of a tall pine tree. The nest is full of hungry baby birds with beaks open to be fed. An adult eagle has flown to...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Richard Locher. A man in tattered clothes and labeled "New York City" is holding his hand out to Gerald Ford, who is walking past him on the street. The man says, "Hey buddy, can you spare a...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. The cartoon is drawn in two panels. On the left side, Ronald Reagan is smiling at the angel sitting on his shoulder that is labeled "Economic upturn" and saying, "Run, Run,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by John Stampone. Five men dressed in Santa Claus costumes stand on a street corner under a street sign labeled "Anti-poverty program street." Each is ringing a bell, and four stand beside...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Stampone. A very obese man labeled "10% surtax" sits back from a table and wipes his mouth with the napkin that is tied around his neck. Two bones labeled "Viet war costs" and "Domestic...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Knudsen. Uncle Sam is sitting at a table smoking a cigarette. He has removed his coat, his bowtie is unhooked from around his neck, and he holds a pack of cigarettes labeled "Inflation."...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Uncle Sam fires a shotgun labeled "War on anything and everything" into a cloud of currency and coins labeled "Billions in $pending [spending] as a cure." Uncle Sam has his eyes...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ronald Reagan and a man labeled "Demos." (Tip O'Neill) are dressed as painters (smock, tie, and beret) in an art gallery where an exhibition of framed paintings hangs. They...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A family watches a large vulture labeled "Interest rates" as it flies away with their house and car.
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Vic Rintz. A moth with stars on the forewings and stripes on the hindwings has flown very close to the flame of a tall candle and has been singed. The light field radiating from the candle has...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. An elephant (man) wears a suit and stands at a podium labeled "Senate forum." A large button on the man's coat is labeled "This is Ron's year," and he holds a sign labeled...
