Creator

Stuart McDonald

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Publisher

Grand Forks Herald

Identification #

OGLMC 390

Creation Date

6-24-1962

Description

Cartoon depicts Uncle Sam fending off lightening bolts, labeled as "False Ideologies," "Tyranny," and "Gov't Domination," with a shield, labeled as "The Constitution of the United States," and a sword, labeled as "The Vote." Amidst growing fears about President John F. Kennedy's proposed programs, Congress does not enact legislation favorable to many of these programs.

Subject

Cartoons (Commentary); Political cartoons

Places Depicted

United States

Organizations Depicted

United States. Constitution

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, United States Constitution, Tyranny, False Ideologies, Government Domination, Defense, John F. Kennedy, Congress, Uncle Sam (Symbolic character), Swords, Voting, Shields, Ideology, Despotism, Constitutional law

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