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 Collins. The numbers 1-9-7-5 are linked to each other and placed underground to form a convoluted tunnel. Lions labeled "Inflation" and "Unemployment" guard the entrance and exit. Five men...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. A donkey and an elephant sit on the doorstep of a house in front of a door labeled "Maine." Both are shivering due to conditions of snow and ice despite being dressed in winter...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A fortune teller named Madame Clarity looks into a crystal ball and sees, "La. fiscal crisis." She appears dismayed. A man sits in a chair opposite, and he is labeled, "Special...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. A man identified as "Little ol' you-know-who" is walking through a clearing in a wooded area ringed by huge trees. The man is accompanied by Runtz's signature cat. The massive trees...
A collection of eight interviews with participants in the Mississippi civil rights movement. The people interviewed discuss how they came to participate in the civil rights movement, their various activities, including voter registration, Freedom...
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 Eldon Pletcher. A nervous Ronald Reagan is being squeezed between a rock labeled "Budget deficit" and a military tank with the barrel of the gun pointed at his face. Reagan is using a handsaw...
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. 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. A man holding a newspaper is looking back and forth between it and a clock on the wall. The clock face reads, "Election year." The newspaper headlines read, "State of the Union...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ronald Reagan sits at his desk with a worried look on his face. On his desk are two large books, labeled "Tax cuts" and "Budget cuts," a telephone, and papers labeled...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. The cartoon shows a storefront building with a large glass show window topped by an awning that reads, "Times-Picayune Doll and Toy Fund." The glass window has the letters,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Charles de Gaulle is sitting at a desk on top of the globe. On the desk is a crystal ball labeled, "World's problems," and de Gaulle's hands are stretched out toward it. Behind...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled "N.O. taxpayer" stands before a framed painting. In the painting are a chart with a downward trend line labeled, "Flop in sales tax returns," dollar signs, jagged...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A bull labeled "Stock market" wearing a pin-striped suit is reclining in an arm chair in the plush "Club 1200." His feet are on a cushion, and he appears to be at ease.
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. An 18 cent stamp has a picture of Uncle Sam wearing a very snug belt. The stamp reads, "Belt-tightening in Washington." The cartoon caption reads, "Commemorative issue."
From the Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers; Copy of an article addressed to the Scott County Times by Erle Johnston, Jr., also labeled as "Chapter 7, Reminiscing: How a Senator was Born." According to this document, James O. Eastland was appointed...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A golfer is in the foreground and behind him is the rolling terrain of a golf course. He is wearing a shirt labeled, "Public Affairs Research Council" and is standing next to a...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor Dave Treen sits under a large tree labeled, "The money tree" with empty branches. Around him on the ground are many fallen leaves. The last leaf on the tree...
