The Cartoons of Herblock: Poking Fun at U.S. Presidents

The Cartoons of Herblock: Poking Fun at U.S. Presidents

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Cartoonist Herb Block (Photo by Robert Devaney c/o The Georgetowner)

A 1938 cartoon that mocks President Franklin D. Roosevelt

A cartoon of Harry Truman trying to clean up a mess

President Kennedy watches his policy proposals sink

A cartoon showing President Johnson as the lead in The Music Man

A cartoon showing President Nixon give Vice President Spiro Agnew a road map

Nixon pursued by a giant bloodhound

President Ford pursued by Herblock’s bloodhound

Herblock portrays President Carter as the Cheshire Cat

A cartoon of President Reagan beaming on TV, while Alice plunges through the screen

A cartoon President George H.W. Bush entering a diner

A cartoon President Clinton wading through the mud of scandal