From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards is standing behind a podium labeled, "Your host, Edwin Edwards." The marquee above the stage reads, "Megabucks, the new tax show."
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Leonid Brezhnev talks with a Soviet general in Moscow, the site of the 1980 Summer Olympics. The Olympic flame and an onion dome are in the background. Two men labeled "Afghan...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ronald Reagan is dining with a woman labeled "Congress." They are seated on opposite sides of the table, and the table place card reads "The Spratts." A waiter brings a covered...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Secretary of the Interior James G. Watt runs from a building with "Interior Dept." on its doorway. His jacket is on fire, he is holding a paper in his hand, and he is saying, "I...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. George Shultz and Andrei Gromyko, from opposite directions, walk toward a door labeled "Stockholm meeting." A large thermometer on the building beside the door is labeled...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. The curtain on a proscenium stage has comedy-tragedy masks and the label "State fiscal theater." The comedy mask labeled "Surplus" resembles Dave Treen, and the tragedy mask...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Muhammad Ali is standing in front of the Great Seal of the United States, making a speech with his index finger up in the air. He has bandages on both cheeks. The eagle on the...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A large bear wearing a collar with a tag that has the hammer and sickle symbol on it sits before a vintage phonograph player. The bear is rubbing its chin. From the sound...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. This cartoon is in two panels, and both sides are labeled "Beirut" on the ground at the bottom. In the left panel, a U.S. Army truck labeled "Peacekeepers" travels toward Beirut...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor Dave Treen is behind the counter of a candy store. Inside and outside the display case are madeleines, lollipops, and other candies or cookies. On top of the...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. In the foreground, a vendor's panel truck is parked at the curb in front of the Louisiana State Capitol. The truck has "Dave's pies" on the side and an image that resembles a...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Four small men labeled "Allies" are sitting on top of an oil barrel underneath a giant poster of Jimmy Carter dressed as Uncle Sam. Carter is pointing his finger and saying, "I...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. An elephant with bandages on its side is labeled "Scars of Watergate." It is drinking water with its trunk from a large container labeled "Billygate?" Water is splashing all...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Tip O'Neill, labeled "Congress," stands in front of a military tank being driven by Ronald Reagan. The tank's gun is labeled "18-months limit in Lebanon." O'Neill, with the U.S....
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A large man smoking a cigar and cleaning his fingernails with a knife is sitting behind an office desk with his feet up on the desk. A sign on the desk reads "La.'s political...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man is sitting in an armchair in a home setting reading the newspaper. Above the electrical outlet on the nearby wall is a jagged dollar sign that resembles electrical...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Jimmy Carter, dressed as a gas station attendant, leans against gas pumps at a station named "Jimmy's Service." A sign on the pump reads, "Help balance the budget and fill 'er...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A bear dressed in a cheerleader's costume with a hammer and sickle symbol is leading a cheer for a very large crowd in the distance. The cheer is "Give me an N, give me an O,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. This cartoon is in two panels. On the left side, a man relaxes in a lawn chair and reads a book in front of his home, the roof of which is labeled, "La. property tax...
