The Juggler

A caricature of a man in a tailcoat on a stage, labelled by an easel sign 'Professor Mendes-France, Scrambling Expert', juggles the letters E, D and C while a nervous globe labelled 'Free World' peeks from behind the curtain. The cartoon argues that the French premier's handling of the European Defense Community (EDC) treaty left Western allies anxious; the technique fit is weak, a fear-appeal through the worried 'Free World' figure.

Propaganda techniques used in this cartoon

Fear appeal

Date

August 20, 1954

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

War and the military

Event

European Defense Community

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, 5743188 (NAID 5743188).

FREE WORLD

E D C

Professor MENDES-FRANCE
Scrambling Expert

Jim Berryman
WASHINGTON STAR.....