I am against...: Help Unsell the War congressional cut-out

Photograph of a human skull wearing a U.S. Army-style helmet among jungle foliage, overlaid with a cut-out form addressed "To [name of your Congressman], House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. 20515" headed "I am against..." with eight checkbox claims. It asks the signer to vote to end the war in Indo-China by Dec. 31, 1971. The tells are the skull image and the pre-written list of claims, offered as items to tick.

Date

1971

Period

Cold War

Made by

Committee to Help Unsell the War (New York)

Region

North America

Country

United States

Medium

Poster

Issuer type

Movement

Regime

Nixon Administration

Leader

Richard Nixon

Audience

Domestic public

Purpose

Mobilize or secure compliance

Themes

War and the military, Home front

Event

Vietnam War

Techniques

Fear appealCard stacking

Source

Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are

Source

Library of Congress, retrieved October 2, 2026

Rights

U.S. publication without copyright notice; LoC: no known restrictions on publication
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

TO ______ (NAME OF YOUR CONGRESSMAN)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES • WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515
I AM AGAINST...
[ ] FURTHER KILLING AND MAIMING OF AMERICAN MEN
[ ] THE BOMBING AND BURNING OF CIVILIANS
[ ] THE POISONING OF RICE AND OTHER CROPS
[ ] THE FORCED REMOVAL OF PEOPLE FROM THEIR HOMES
[ ] THE DESTRUCTION OF MILLIONS OF ACRES OF FORESTS
[ ] THE SUPPORT OF A CORRUPT BLACK-MARKET
[ ] THE DIVISION OF AMERICA CAUSED BY THIS WAR
[ ] THE DETERIORATING WORLD IMAGE OF THE U.S.A.
[ ] WASTED BILLIONS THAT SHOULD BE SPENT AT HOME
FOR EACH OF THE REASONS CHECKED I URGE YOU TO VOTE TO END THE WAR IN INDO-CHINA BY DEC. 31, 1971.
NAME
STREET
CITY/TOWN
STATE
SIGNATURE
HELP UNSELL THE WAR, BOX 903, F.D.R. STATION, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10022