"Polly Want A Cracker?" Political Cartoon | Print | Wisconsin Historical Society

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"Polly Want A Cracker?" Political Cartoon

"Polly Want A Cracker?" Political Cartoon | Print | Wisconsin Historical Society
Original political cartoon depicting Dwight Eisenhower as a docile Presidential candidate. Feeding him crackers are Senator Joseph R. McCarthy and Senator Robert Taft of Ohio, who had sought the 1952 Presidential nomination. The implication is that Ike will say anything they want in order to win the votes of their supporters. McCarthy is shown as swarthy and unshaven, a depiction used by most of the senator's critics.
DESCRIPTION
Original political cartoon depicting Dwight Eisenhower as a docile Presidential candidate. Feeding him crackers are Senator Joseph R. McCarthy and Senator Robert Taft of Ohio, who had sought the 1952 Presidential nomination. The implication is that Ike will say anything they want in order to win the votes of their supporters. McCarthy is shown as swarthy and unshaven, a depiction used by most of the senator's critics.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:48020
Creation Date: 06 1952
Creator Name:Hinrichs, Ed
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Collection Name:William Theodore Evjue papers, circa 1880-1969
Genre:Print
Original Format Type:drawings
Original Format Number:PH 4946 (3)
Original Dimensions:7 x 8 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Drawing by Ed Hinrichs of the Madison Capital Times
SUBJECTS
Caricatures and cartoons
Drawing
Newspapers
Political campaigns
Presidents

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