CLASSIC AMERICAN POLITICAL CARTOONS

A selection of historic cartoons, most from the 20th century. Analysis of the cartoons can provide insight into the mood and behavior of the American people during various periods. The majority focus on the post–World War II period, including such topics as inflation, depression, spying, assassinations, Vietnam, presidents, Watergate, gun control, air pollution, and the H-bomb. Artists include such Pulitzer Prize-winners as Herblock, Mauldin, and Conrad.