Adlai Stevenson for President

Adlai Stevenson for President

Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965

Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

Presidents--Election

Democratic Party (U.S.)

Flags

Pegasus (Greek mythology)

Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973

Argentina

Brazil

Uruguay

Fondizi, Arturo, 1908-1995

Khruschev, Nikita, 1894-1971

Kubitschek, Juscelino, 1902-1976

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )

Ships

Political candidates

Mythology, Greek

A toga-clad Dwight D. Eisenhower carries a banner for the United States from a ship bearing the Republican elephant on its mast while Adlai E. Stevenson II rides the Democratic donkey in the form of Pegasus above. A smaller Lyndon B. Johnson stands on the left side of a platform in Native American clothing holding a Texas state flag. Brazilian president Juscelino Kubitschek and Argentinian president Arturo Frondizi stand to the right wearing togas holding their national flags along with the Uruguaian flag. An unidentified man stands next to them. Nikita Khruschev stands in the water looking over his shoulder at the scene. 

Cartoon dedication: "To Governor Stevenson with respect and admiration. Bogota March 1960"

Aldoz, Peter

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

1960-03-09

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Adlai Stevenson III Collection

political cartoon

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52 x 39 cm