Now is NOT the time for an old soldier to come to the aid of his party
A close view of a typewriter whose keys strike rows of dollar signs while a sleeve with stars on the cuff presses the keys; the sheet in the machine reads 'Now is NOT the time for an old soldier to come to the aid of his party'. Part of a figure with a pipe-like object appears at the upper right. The cartoon's argument is that an 'old soldier' is weighing payment against party duty, a pointed framing that shows one side of the matter.
Propaganda techniques used in this cartoon
- Date
- August 2, 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
- Persuade or win support
- Themes
- Elections and party politics, Economy and finance
- Event
- 1952 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 (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, 5743165 (NAID 5743165).
Text on the object
Now is NOT the time for an old soldier to come to the aid of his party $$$$$$$$$-$$$$ Jim Berryman
