Trying for checkmate; November 18, [1969]

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Identifier	mus.aaec2232
Alternate ID	AAEC2232
Title	Trying for checkmate; November 18, [1969]
Description	From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Leonid Brezhnev and Uncle Sam sit on opposite sides of a rocket labeled "Arms Limitation Talks." The rocket is also marked with the atomic symbol. Part of the rocket body is painted to look like a chess board, and the chess pieces are small rockets. Below all are the words, "Helsinki, Finland." The cartoon caption reads, "Trying for checkmate."
Creator	Pletcher, Eldon, 1922-
Date	18 November 1969
Coverage (time period)	November 1969
Subject	Brezhnev, Leonid Il’ich, 1906-1982. Arms control. Chess players. Chess. Chessmen. Nuclear arms control--Soviet Union. Nuclear arms control--United States. Nuclear arms control. Nuclear disarmament. Nuclear nonproliferation--International cooperation. Rockets (Ordnance) Uncle Sam (Symbolic character) Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States. United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union. United States--Politics and government--1969-1974--Caricatures and cartoons.
Geographic location	Helsinki (Finland)
Resource type	Image Text
Format	Digital reproduction of a 1-page illustration.
Language	English
Publisher	New Orleans Times-Picayune. University of Southern Mississippi Libraries. (electronic version)
Rights	Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Contributing institution	Special Collections, McCain Libary and Archives, University of Southern Mississippi.
Collection	AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection.
Source	cartoon number 2232
Digital repository	University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections.
Digital collection	AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection.
File size	2617340 Bytes
File extension	jpg
Width	1884
Height	1448
Color space	RGB
Bit depth	24 bit color
File name	AAEC2232.jpg

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Trying for checkmate; November 18, [1969]

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