From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Stampone. Two American soldiers are on patrol in Vietnam, one watchful with his rifle at the ready. The other holds a rifle, pointed to the ground, with one hand. In his other hand, he...
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 Eldon Pletcher. Ronald Reagan is in a room labeled "Reagan lab" and he is wearing a white lab coat. He is standing under a sign that reads, "Pledges to cut taxes, hike defense spending and...
From the AAEC Editorial Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. An elephant with a chain around its neck and a dog tag that reads "Jumbo" is labeled "$5.2 billlion general appropriations bill" across its back. Four men stand around Jumbo, and at...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Caspar Weinberger is in his office crawling on the floor and talking on the phone. Projectiles and shells are being fired through the window and wall from big guns at the...
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. Ronald Reagan is sitting at his desk between a small pile of domestic policy papers and a tall pile of defense policy papers. His jar of jelly beans is on the corner of the...
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 Eldon Pletcher. Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, with a pen in his hand, stands beneath a large gun barrel that is labeled, "U.S. Defense." From the barrel hangs a note: "Marked down $609...
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 Vic Runtz. A man with a "Kick" sign on his back is shown being flipped or tripped after a wallet he stooped to pick up from the pavement is yanked away. The wallet is labeled "Tax cuts, steady...
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 Eddie Germano. The facade of a building with an open window is seen. The armored leg of a soldier (reminiscent of the Roman Empire), with a shoe labeled "Vietnam costs" kicks a man out the...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Knudsen. Uncle Sam, seen from behind and from shoulders down, stands at the bottom of two escalators, one foot on the first step of each. The escalators are labeled, "Great society" and...
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...
Materials in this collection were donated by William M. Colmer: First accession-1970. Additional information online at: http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/archives/m024.htm
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Stampone. Uncle Sam kneels on hands and knees next to a genie's lamp labeled "All-volunteer force." From the spout of the lamp comes smoke which forms the words "Cost: billions $$." In one...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A cow with an udder labeled "La. [Louisiana] milk prices" jumps over the moon. The earth is seen in the background, along with other planets and stars. The cartoon caption...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Gene Basset. A very short husband, standing between Lyndon Johnson and his large, fierce wife, does a double-take. Johnson's open right hand is extended toward the husband. Johnson's other hand...
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...
