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A man in overalls and a straw-brimmed hat rides a tractor labelled Farm Problem, holding a booklet titled "G.O.P. Mistakes" by Adlai Stevenson, and wags a finger at a worried farmer leaning on a fence. The cartoon argues that Stevenson offers criticism rather than a way to handle the farm problem; the technique is plain-folks, the candidate shown in farm dress.
Propaganda techniques used in this cartoon
- Date
- October 11, 1955
- 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
- Themes
- Economy and finance, Elections and party politics
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives (NARA), Records of the U.S. Senate, Jim Berryman Political Cartoons, 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, 5743211 (NAID 5743211).
Text on the object
FARM PROBLEM "G.O.P. MISTAKES" by Adlai Stevenson Jim Berryman Washington Star
