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A batter in a jersey marked Nixon and R swings a nail-studded bat toward a home plate labelled '58 Congressional Campaign, while a pitcher marked H.S.T. and D hurls a brick. The cartoon shows both leading figures of the two parties fighting with rough weapons; the technique is a weak fit for bothsidesism, equal framing of the two sides.
Propaganda techniques used in this cartoon
- Date
- October 11, 1958
- 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
- 1958 US Midterm 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, 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, 5743275 (NAID 5743275).
Text on the object
NIXON R H.S.T. D '58 CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN Jim Berryman Washington Star
