The Time Is Still Now!
A portrait of George Washington sits beside a quotation signed 'G. Washington, December 24, 1775', asking 'When is the time for brave men to exert themselves in the cause of liberty and their country, if this is not?', above a newspaper headed 'World acclaims U.S. success in first man-in-orbit effort'. The cartoon sets the historical figure's words beside the news to argue the cause remains current; the techniques are testimonial and transfer.
Propaganda techniques used in this cartoon
- Date
- February 22, 1962
- 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
- Science and technology, War and the military
- Event
- Project Mercury
- 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, 5743295 (NAID 5743295).
Text on the object
"When is the time for brave men to exert themselves in the cause of liberty and their country, if this is not?" G. Washington December 24, 1775 WORLD ACCLAIMS U.S. SUCCESS IN FIRST MAN-IN-ORBIT EFFORT JIM BERRYMAN WASHINGTON STAR
