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"Test Ban Proposals" Cartoon
© Hugh Haynie. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
"Test Ban Proposals" Cartoon
© Hugh Haynie. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA

"Test Ban Proposals" Cartoon

Artifact IDMO 2024.1.51.5
Object Type Editorial Cartoon
Date 1961-1963
Gifter
Artist (Cartoonist for Louisville Courier-Journal, American, 1927 - 1999)
Medium ink, ink brush, white out, pen, on paper
DimensionsOverall H 13 7/8 in x W 19 in (35.2 cm x 48.3 cm)
Physical DescriptionBlack ink cartoon drawing of John F. Kennedy, carrying an olive branch and a paper, "Test Ban Proposals", is kicked in the shins by a glum-looking GOP Elephant carrying a placard, "Appeaser!", and a gleeful Nikita Khrushchev, who also hits John F. Kennedy with a shoe and who carries a placard, "Warmonger!" [Caption has been lost]
inscribed "For President John F. Kennedy -- best wishes, Hugh Hainey"
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteItem was donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum by the Estate of President John F. Kennedy. It was held by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Archives until it was transferred to the Museum Collection in 2024.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the Estate of President John F. Kennedy
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesKennedy Administration Collection 1960-1963 (National Archives Identifier 1676959)
Use Restriction StatusCopyright NARAUse Restriction Note© Hugh Haynie. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA. This image is subject to copyright, use is restricted. It is the user’s responsibility to determine and satisfy any copyright or other use restrictionsUse Restriction Notepermission for JFKL use
Subjects
Cold War
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