A General View of the Global Situation
A globe with a scowling face, a long nose and a cloud for a moustache wears a top hat with two stars and a band of atom symbols; atom symbols fly at it from the sides of the globe, from the regions labelled 'U.S.A.' and 'U.S.S.R.'. The cartoon argues that the nuclear standoff between the two powers weighs on the whole world; the atomic imagery is a fear appeal framed by both named powers.
Propaganda techniques used in this cartoon
- Date
- October 1, 1963
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- Washington Evening Star (cartoonist Jim Berryman)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Cartoon
- Issuer type
- Media
- Regime
- Kennedy Administration
- Leader
- John F. Kennedy
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Warn or inform
- Themes
- War and the military, Science and technology
- Event
- Cold War
- 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, 5743300 (NAID 5743300).
Text on the object
U.S.A. U.S.S.R. JIM BERRYMAN WASHINGTON STAR
