He Ought to Get A Bang Out of That One
An elephant in pinstriped trousers and glasses, startled with hair on end, stands before a building flagged 'GOP Convention' as a lit fuse burns toward a giant stick of dynamite labelled 'Taft-Ike Delegates' Seating'. The cartoon argues that the Republican convention's contested delegate seating threatens to blow up; the technique tell is a fear-appeal built on the explosive image.
Propaganda techniques used in this cartoon
- Date
- July 1, 1952
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- Washington Evening Star (cartoonist Jim Berryman)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Cartoon
- Issuer type
- Media
- Regime
- Truman Administration
- Leader
- Harry S. Truman
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Warn or inform
- Theme
- Elections and party politics
- Event
- 1952 US Election
- 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 (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, 5743163 (NAID 5743163).
Text on the object
GOP CONVENTION TAFT-IKE DELEGATES' SEATING [signature: Jim Berryman]
