Sage Advice from A century Ago
A drawing of Abraham Lincoln, shown seated with a top hat beside him, appears beside the year '1861' and a quotation signed 'A. Lincoln' about passion straining but not breaking 'our bonds of affection'. The cartoon argues by quotation: Lincoln's words are set before 1961 readers as counsel (testimonial).
Propaganda techniques used in this cartoon
- Date
- March 4, 1961
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- Washington Evening Star (cartoonist Jim Berryman)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Cartoon
- Issuer type
- Media
- Regime
- Kennedy Administration
- Leader
- John F. Kennedy
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Themes
- Elections and party politics, Race and ethnicity
- 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, 5743287 (NAID 5743287).
Text on the object
"Though passion may be strained, it must not break our bonds of affection...." A. Lincoln 1861 JIM BERRYMAN WASHINGTON STAR
