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title: Changing his tune
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/changing-his-tune-berryman-1956/
description: A donkey in a suit and bow tie, holding a conductor's baton, is blown backwards by a blast of notes spelling 'I Like Ike' from a tuba played by a seated
section: Collection
---

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[![Changing his tune, 1956 US cartoon: A donkey in a suit and bow tie, holding a conductor's baton, is blown backwards](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/changing-his-tune-berryman-1956.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/changing-his-tune-berryman-1956.jpg)

# Changing his tune

A donkey in a suit and bow tie, holding a conductor's baton, is blown backwards by a blast of notes spelling 'I Like Ike' from a tuba played by a seated man labelled 'Petrillo'; sheet music titled 'Donkey Serenade' flies away. The cartoon's tell is bandwagon imagery (a slogan overpowering the opposing party's tune); the fit is weak, since the picture shows a slogan and a reversal rather than a crowd.

## Propaganda techniques used in this cartoon

[Bandwagon](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/bandwagon/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
DONKEY SERENADE
I LIKE IKE
PETRILLO

JIM BERRYMAN WASHINGTON STAR
```

[← Untitled (Alben W. Barkley mourning ribbon)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/berryman-untitled-barkley-tribute-1956/) [Might as well remove that sign. →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/berryman-might-as-well-remove-that-sign-1956/)

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