Wow! What a character! (1951's Diary, New Year 1952)
A baby with a sash marked '1952' sits on a desk reading a large book titled '1951's Diary' by candlelight and says 'Wow! What a character!' Beneath is the greeting 'Wishing You A Happier New Year!...' signed by Jim Berryman and Gib Crockett. The picture makes no argument; glittering-generalities is a weak fit, used for the generic good wish.
Propaganda techniques used in this cartoon
- Date
- January 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
- Commemorate
- Theme
- Home front
- 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, 5743157 (NAID 5743157).
Text on the object
WOW! WHAT A CHARACTER! 1951's Diary 1952 Wishing You A Happier New Year!... Jim Berryman and Gib Crockett
