Political cartoons, 1951-1967.

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Political cartoons, 1951-1967.

Four political cartoons drawn by a Philadelphia newspaperman concerning national and local politicians such as John F. Kennedy, Richard M. Nixon, Arlen Specter, and Daniel A. Poling.

4 sheets.

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Specter, Arlen, 1930-2012

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Arlen Specter (February 12, 1930 – October 14, 2012) was an American lawyer, author and politician. Originally a member of the Democratic Party, Specter became a Republican to successfully run for District Attorney of Philadelphia, serving in that office from 1966 to 1974. In 1980, Specter was elected to the first of five terms in the U.S. Senate representing Pennsylvania. In 2009, Specter re-joined the Democratic Party. He is the longest-serving senator from Pennsylvania, having represented the...

Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994

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Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, Nixon previously served as the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961, having risen to national prominence as a representative and senator from California. After five years in the White House that saw the conclusion to the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, détente with the Soviet Union and China, and the establishment of the Environm...

Poling, Daniel A. (Daniel Alfred), 1884-1968

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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, to Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy of Brookline, Massachusetts. John Kennedy, the second of nine children, attended Choate Academy (1932-1935), Princeton University (1935-36), Harvard College (1936-40), and Stanford Business School (1941). In 1940, he published a book based on his senior thesis entitled "Why England Slept." The book criticized British policy of Appeasement. In 1941, Kennedy enlisted in the Navy. In August 1943, Kenn...

Alexander, F. O. (Franklin Osborne)

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Franklin Osborne Alexander (1897-1993), commonly known as F.O. Alexander was an American cartoonist. F.O. Alexander was born in St. Louis, Missouri on November 3, 1897. During World War I, Alexander served with the Camouflage Engineers in the American Expeditionary Forces. Alexander studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and at Northwestern and also pursued night and correspondence courses. While in Chicago in the 1920s, Alexander worked in commercial advertising an...

Evening Bulletin (Philadelphia, Pa.).

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