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

Date

June 15, 1956

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

1956 US 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, 5743222 (NAID 5743222).

DONKEY SERENADE
I LIKE IKE
PETRILLO

JIM BERRYMAN WASHINGTON STAR