Be Careful what you splatter, boys!
Uncle Sam holds a US flag and points a finger at an elephant and a donkey who are flinging black paint from cans labelled 'CAMPAIGN' and 'POLITICS' that is spattering his coat; a cloud reads 'Flag Day - 1960......'. The cartoon argues that both parties' campaign attacks soil the nation; the tell is transfer, with the flag and Uncle Sam lending national authority to the rebuke.
Propaganda techniques used in this cartoon
- Date
- June 14, 1960
- 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
- 1960 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, 5743283 (NAID 5743283).
Text on the object
Flag Day - 1960...... CAMPAIGN POLITICS Jim Berryman Washington Star
