Preview
Publisher
Grand Forks Herald
Identification #
OGLMC 390
Creation Date
3-18-1962
Description
Cartoon depicts Uncle Sam fuming as "Canada" rings a cash register with $426,000,000 to the Reds." "Canada" remarks to Uncle Sam that "One Man's Sanctions Are Another Man's Gravy." John F. Kennedy asked Congress for an additional $5 billion in foreign aid to combat threats of communism in other countries. Congress denied his request.
Alternative title: A Sad State of Affairs
Subject
Cartoons (Commentary); Political cartoons
Places Depicted
Canada; United States
People Depicted
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald) 1917-1963
Rights
Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota
Keywords
Uncle Sam, Canada, United States, Communism, Sanctions, Foreign Aid, John F. Kennedy, Uncle Sam (Symbolic character), Communism, Economic sanctions, International economic relations, Finance, Economic assistance, Cash registers