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Title	Khruschev's position on Cuba, circa 1962
Personal name	Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich, 1894-1971--Caricatures and cartoons; Castro, Fidel, 1926- --Caricatures and cartoons.
Corporate name	Nashville Banner
Topical entry	Capital City Politics Military History Political cartoons--United States--20th century Political cartoons--Tennessee--Nashville Caricatures and cartoons--Tennessee--Nashville Cartoonists--Tennessee--Nashville Editorial cartoonists--Tennessee--Nashville Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962--Caricatures and cartoons Cartoonists Politics & government--United States Politics & government--Soviet Union Politics & government--Cuba Economic & social conditions--United States Economic & social conditions--Soviet Union Economic & social conditions--Cuba International relations--United States International relations--Soviet Union International relations--Cuba Economic & political systems
Geographic entry	United States--Politics and government--20th century--Caricatures and cartoons Cuba--Politics and government--20th century--Caricature and cartoons Soviet Union--Politics and government--20th century--Caricatures and cartoons Cuba--History--20th century--Caricatures and cartoons Soviet Union--History--20th century--Caricatures and cartoons
Description	An original political cartoon created by Jack Knox, the Nashville Banner editorial cartoonist from the mid-1940s to the early 1970s. This caricature depicts Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev standing atop Cuba in the Caribbean, while holding onto ropes labeled "U.S. lifelines to the Panama Canal, So. American raw materials-oil." A grinning Khruschev holds a hammer and sickle in his right hand and below him at his heel is a dwarfed Fidel Castro who is smoking a cigar. In October 1962, President Kennedy imposed an arms blockade on Cuba in response to the construction of missile bases in Cuba by the Soviet Union. The Cuban Missile Crisis almost led to a nuclear war between the United States and USSR when Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev responded defiantly at the height of the crisis. Forms part of the Jack Knox Political Cartoon Collection. 1 original cartoon drawing : b & w ; 14 x 20 in.
Creator	Knox, Jack, 1910- (Collector)
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Contributors	Knox, Joseph T. (Donor)
Date	ca. 1962
Type	Still Image; Caricatures; Cartoons (Commentary); Editorial cartoons
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Knox NPL-228
Language	English
Relation	Jack Knox Political Cartoon Collection
Coverage	1960-1969
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks-Knox NPL-228