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Title
On the
subject
of
national
defense
,
circa
1955
Personal name
Eisenhower
,
Dwight
D
.
(Dwight
David)
,
1890-1969--Caricatures
and
cartoons
;
Kefauver
,
Estes
,
1903-1963--Caricatures
and
cartoons
;
Stevenson
,
Adlai
E
.
(Adlai
Ewing)
,
1835-1914--Caricatures
and
cartoons
Corporate name
Nashville Banner
Topical entry
Capital City
Military History
Politics
Political cartoons--United States--20th century
Political cartoons--Tennessee--Nashville
Caricatures and cartoons--Tennessee--Nashville
Cartoonists--Tennessee--Nashville
Editorial cartoonists--Tennessee--Nashville
Generals as presidents--Caricatures and cartoons
Presidents--United States--Caricatures and cartoons
Cartoonists
Economic & political systems
Presidents--United States
Geographic entry
United States--Politics and government--20th century--Caricatures and cartoons
United States--Defenses--20th century--Caricatures and cartoons
Description
An
original
political
cartoon
drawing
created
by
Jack
Knox
, the
Nashville
Banner
editorial
cartoonist
from the
mid-1940s
to
early
1970s
. A
cartoon
portrait
of
President
Dwight
D
.
Eisenhower
,
who
served
as the
thirty-fourth
President
of the
United
States
(1953-1961)
. At the
time
of this
editorial
cartoon
,
circa
1955
, there was
growing
concern
by the
Eisenhower
administration
about
improvements
to
national
defense
during
the
Cold
War
period
.
It
also
became
one
of the
campaign
issues
in the
presidential
election
of
1956
. In the
cartoon
, a
dignified
Eisenhower
holds
a
document
("Security
Decisions")
.
Below
him on a
trail
are
two
men
marching
along
with
political
signs
:
Tennessee
Senator
Estes
Kefauver
(with
carpetbag
and
coonskin
cap)
holding
"The
country
would be
safer
with
Adlai
&
me.
"
Behind
him
is
Stevenson
with "
End
Draft
, Etc.
Etc.
" In
1956
the
Stevenson-Kefauver
ticket
lost
to the
Eisenhower-Nixon
ticket
.
Forms
part
of the
Jack
Knox
Political
Cartoon
Collection
.
1
original
cartoon
drawing
:
b
&
w
;
14.5
x
19.5
in.
Creator
Knox
,
Jack
,
1910-
(Cartoonist)
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
Contributors
Knox
,
Joseph
T
.
(Donor)
Date
ca.
1955
Type
Still
Image
;
Caricatures
;
Cartoons
(Commentary)
;
Editorial
cartoons
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
Knox NPL-312
Language
English
Relation
Jack
Knox
Political
Cartoon
Collection
Coverage
1950-1959
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-312
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