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Publisher
Grand Forks Herald
Identification #
OGLMC 390
Creation Date
12-3-1961
Description
Cartoon depicts "Doctor" John F. Kennedy examining a patient who had the head of a coin and is lying on a hospital bed entitled "Dollar Dilemma," as a concerned World looks on. President John F. Kennedy announced his 25 or 30 year plan to replace silver certificates with federal reserve notes backed by gold because of the declining supply of silver and to end political battles over silver.
Subject
Cartoons (Commentary); Political cartoons
Places Depicted
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
John F. Kennedy, American Currency, World, Silver Certificate, Coins, American, Silver coins, Currency convertibility, Money--Law and legislation, Patients, Coinage, Hospital beds