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cartoon by John Riedell; Two upright scales stand side by side. The scales on the left measure "Popular vote"; the base of these scales is labeled "People stand here" The scales on the right measure "Electoral vote - may not show true weight of the people"; the base of these scales is labeled "Electoral College stand here" A placard on the wall between the two scales reads "Weigh-in for President".

cartoon by John Riedell; A man holding a snow shovel stands in a snow drift labeled "Middle West" He shakes his fist at a menacing snow creature as big snowflakes fall around them both.

cartoon by John Riedell; A man opens an envelope labeled "Payroll check" He pulls his check from the envelope and finds that a set of dentures labeled "Social security increase" attached to the check. In the bottom right corner, a miniature man opens a miniature safe labeled "Employer"; a second set of dentures snaps at the man's derriere.

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by John Riedell. In space, the earth is portrayed as a huge baseball. Two spacecraft labeled "Sox" and "Birds" hover in space. Astronauts on tethers are outside their ships; those near the "Sox" ship are laughing and clapping. Astronauts outside the "Birds" ship look angry. Inside each ship is an astronaut with binoculars looking toward the earth. An astronaut from the "Birds" craft has a large pair of scissors and is about to sever the air hose of an astronaut from the "Sox" craft.

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by John Riedell. Lyndon Johnson looks dazed. He has been hit over the head with a church window, and he now wears it around his neck. He thinks, "Wnderful choir, though." The cartoon caption reads, "Pained glass window."

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by John Riedell. In a darkened room, a diapered baby crawls beneath a table on which sits a switched-on film projector. On a screen, the film being projected shows the words, "Obscene movies shown in privacy of own home okayed by Supreme Court." A booklet on the floor near the child has "Smut okayed, too." The cartoon caption reads, "Dirt around the house."

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Riedell. In the upper frame of this cartoon, a U.S. soldier is on the ground with his rifle. He looks up over his shoulder as a flare lights up the night sky. The track of the flare is labeled "News reports," and the light caused by the flare is labeled "Information of intelligence value to the enemy." In the lower frame, the same area is dark, and the unseen soldier says, "This coverage is better."

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by John Riedell. The moon is in the foreground and Earth is in the background. Uncle Sam is standing on Earth (in the United States). He extends his bent, elongated left leg toward the surface of the moon. A space craft labeled "Landing module" is stuck on the end of his big toe. Uncle Sam's foot is labeled "Moon flight." The cartoon caption reads, "...maybe next time the missile-toe."

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by John Riedell. A man in judge's robes labeled "Justice Fortas" stands holding a gavel at his side and looking over his right shoulder. Behind him is the very large shadow he is casting, labeled "Court philosophy on crime." The shadow holds its gavel up and is looking toward its left. The cartoon caption reads, "It doesn't help."

cartoon by John Riedell; The figure of Justice is seated. She holds up a set of scales that is tipped heavily to one side by a question mark. In her lap, Justice displays an unrolled scroll labeled "Ray case".

cartoon by John Riedell; A man labeled "Czechs" sits in a darkened cell. His wrist is shackled by a chain. The man looks out the window of his cell that are covered in bars that are shaped in such a way to spell out "USSR" The full quotation of the cartoon title is as follows:"We will never let anyone tear away a single link from the Socialist system.--Shelepin."

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Riedell. An American soldier and a North Vietnamese soldier face each other in foxholes, each holding a weapon. The gound between them is labeled South Vietnam. The American solder has one leg out of his foxhole and says to the North Vietnamese: "Now you put your foot out, too." The cartoon caption reads, "Foxhole withdrawal."

cartoon by John Riedell; The 1970 census is the topic of this cartoon. A Texas ten-gallon cowboy hat gallops past, with an Illinois stovepipe hat trailing behind. Illinois and Texas are represented as people at the bottom of the cartoon, and Illinois asks Texas,"Say, you got any horses counted in there?"

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by John Riedell. President Richard Nixon, dressed in overalls and a plaid shirt, sits on the raised, wooden porch of a house. A dog lies at his side. Nixon holds a knife and a log, from which he is carving a gavel labeled "New justices." The cartoon caption reads, "Don't carve it too liberally."

cartoon by John Riedell; A soldier aims his gun as a bullet flies past him in the brush. A man sleeps at the "Illinois Primary." A box sits by the man and is labeled "over 80% of voters."