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From the AAEC Editorial Cartoons Collection. Cartoon by Gene Basset. Four young men who resemble the Beatles (clothes, long hair) stand closely together. Two of them are labeled "Machinists union" and are holding a large paper labeled "Airline settlement." The four appear to be singing "Nyah, nyah, nyah" from a musical score.
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Gene Basset. Barry Goldwater, Nelson Rockefeller, and Richard Nixon stand behind the doors of a saloon, labeled, "For men only." Above the doorway is the sign, "Presidential primaries." Margaret Chase Smith, with an axe on her shoulder, is climbing the steps to the saloon doors. Also outside the saloon doors is a small figure wearing overalls and beanie-type hat with propeller; he is holding a small flag labeled "Stassen." The cartoon caption reads, "A woman's touch."
24 January 1964
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Gene Basset. A woman fortune-teller sits at a table before a crystal ball. Her head scarf is labeled "Romania," and the crystal ball is labeled "Independence." Nikita Khrushchev, wearing clothing similar to the fortune teller's, stands behind her. He looks over his shoulder and says, "Tell me more."
13 May 1964
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Gene Basset. Lyndon Johnson holds the strings to three large balloons, one labeled "The economy." Holding his arm out, Johnson tries to prevent Harry Truman from piercing a balloon with the sharpened end of his cane, which is labeled "High interest peril." The cartoon caption reads, "How, Harry, cut that out!"
31 August 1966
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoons Collection. Cartoon by Gene Basset. A man labeled "The economy" is being choked by a second man, labeled "Tight money advocates," who has a long belt tightened against the first man's neck. The second man has his foot against the other's back to gain leverage. He is saying, "What you need is a little belt tightening."
13 October 1966
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Gene Basset. A large group of men stand around an emaciated child that is crawling on its hands and knees. Three men in the front are labeled "U.S.; Britain; France." All the men are covering their faces with handkerchieves. The child has dark skin, is bandaged around its head, and is labeled "Biafra." The cartoon caption reads, "Oh, the poor child...almost three years of neglect."
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Gene Basset. A large man labeled "Big land owners" sits in a chair in a courtyard surrounded by a high wall. Around him are an attractive woman and a mariachi band. Atop the wall behind the man are many people who appear thin and angry. One holds a sign that is labeled "Mexican land reform." The man throws a bone toward the top of the wall and the people there, and he says, "Tell those peons, there's a limit to my generosity."
Undated
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoons Collection. Cartoon by Gene Basset. Two headless men ride horses headlong toward each other, as if jousting. One man is labeled "Black power" and wields a Molotov cocktail. The other man is labeled "White power" and wields a club with a spike. The cartoon caption reads, "The headless horsemen."
23 August 1966
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Gene Basset. Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew play ping-pong as partners in a game with unseen opponents, and Nixon is being hit in the head by a ball that has ricocheted off Agnew's paddle. Nixon's paddle is labeled "Praise of U.S. ping-pong team visit to China," and Agnew's is labeled "Criticism of visit." Agnew asks Nixon, "I haven't lost my touch, have I, Chief?"
1971
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Gene Basset. An elephant and Lyndon Johnson are outfitted with football padding and uniforms. Both have run toward a football labeled "Social security increase," and both are poised to kick the ball. The cartoon caption reads, "Kick-off time."
15 October 1966
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Gene Basset. A very short husband, standing between Lyndon Johnson and his large, fierce wife, does a double-take. Johnson's open right hand is extended toward the husband. Johnson's other hand is held against his chest, and he wears an expression of self-satisfaction. The wife, labeled "Inflation," has snatched a paper from Johnson's hand which was intended for the man. The paper is labeled "Social Security increase." The woman holds a rolling pin on her shoulder, and one arm is tattooed with an anchor. She wears her hair in a bun held in place by the type of comb usually carried by a man. She shouts down at the man, "Hand it over!"
14 October 1966
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Gene Basset. People carrying a sledge hammer, bat, board with nail, paint can, and a flag labeled "Red guards" are walking away from the ruined storefront of the "Peking Book Shop." The window has been shattered, the sign above the door is broken, the door has been smashed and torn from its hinges, and the end of the building is on fire. Books are lying on the ground and on the shop roof, and smoke rises from the fire. The shop owner is kneeling in the doorway. He points to the Red Guard and speaks to a man in a suit who is standing over him. The shop owner says, "Comrade Mao's culture squad straightened me out." In the background, neighbors watch.
27 August 1966
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Gene Basset. A man wearing a hat labeled "UN" holds up his hands to block the movement of United Nations Secretary-General U Thant. Thant is e man's hat is labeled "UN" Thant carries a suitcase labeled "Secretery-General U Thant peace keeping efforts" Thant is walking with a crutch. His head and one leg are wrapped in bandages, and his clothes are tattered and torn. He carries a suitcase labeled, "Secretary General U Thant...Peace keeping efforts." The first man says, "You can't quit on us now."
1971
