1956...Another command decision
A seated man at a desk, hands clasped at his mouth, looks at a newspaper reading 'Doctors give O.K. on Eisenhower running again -- it is now up to him!' while four thought clouds above him read 'Invasion of Europe ('44)', 'To run or not to run ('52)', 'Nixon "Fund" charges ('52)' and 'Meeting "At the Summit" ('55)'. The cartoon frames a possible second-term run as the latest in a series of presidential decisions; the tell is selective framing (card-stacking), a weak fit since it lists decisions without arguing for either outcome.
Propaganda techniques used in this cartoon
- Date
- February 16, 1956
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- Washington Evening Star (cartoonist Jim Berryman)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Cartoon
- Issuer type
- Media
- Regime
- Eisenhower Administration
- Leader
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Theme
- Elections and party politics
- Event
- 1956 US Election
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives, Records of the U.S. Senate, Jim Berryman Political Cartoons (NAID 5730852), retrieved October 3, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
Jim Berryman, Washington Evening Star. National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the U.S. Senate, Jim Berryman Political Cartoons, 5743219 (NAID 5743219).
Text on the object
? INVASION OF EUROPE ('44)
? TO RUN OR NOT TO RUN ('52)
? NIXON "FUND" CHARGES ('52)
? MEETING "AT THE SUMMIT" ('55)
DOCTORS GIVE O.K. ON EISENHOWER RUNNING AGAIN -- IT IS NOW UP TO HIM!
JIM BERRYMAN WASHINGTON STAR
