...Well, who DID kill Cock Robin?

A donkey and an elephant in archers' costumes, each with a bow and quiver, stand over a fallen bird labelled 'Adams' "Political usefulness"', an arrow in its breast. The cartoon casts both parties as the possible killers of the bird, which is a bothsidesism-style framing; the technique fit is weak because the cartoon does not weigh the two parties' roles.

Propaganda techniques used in this cartoon

Bothsidesism

Date

September 25, 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

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, 5743273 (NAID 5743273).

ADAMS'
"POLITICAL
USEFULNESS"
JIM BERRYMAN WASHINGTON STAR........