"Before It Even Got Off The Launching Pad!" Cartoon
Artifact IDMO 2024.1.100.121
Object Type
Editorial Cartoon
Date
February 12, 1960
Artist
Harold M. Talburt
(Cartoonist for the Washington Daily Star, American, 1895 - 1966)
Gifter
Harold M. Talburt
Medium
charcoal on paper
DimensionsOverall H 15 in x W 13 in (38.1 cm x 33 cm)
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. A rocket preparing for lift-off on a launch, "Ike's Nuclear Test Ban Plan", is smashed in two by a flying bomb with Khrushchev's face, "NYET!", as an alarmed globe watches nearby. Caption: "Before It Even Got Off The Launching Pad!".
Additional DetailsCustodial History NoteItem 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 SeriesJohn F. Kennedy Senatorial Collection (National Archives Identifier 1677120)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - FullyUse Restriction NoteCopyright The Washington Star.
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