Don't shoot the piano player; May 4, 1970

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Don't shoot the piano player; May 4, 1970

Identifier: mus_aaec0974

Description: From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Reg Manning. A man labeled "Supreme Court" wearing dark robe and straw hat sits on a stool and plays an upright piano. The sheet music he is playing from is labeled "Constitution," but he appears not to be looking at the music. From the piano come the words "Legal jive arrangements." Two other men stand nearby. Attorney General John Mitchell speaks to to a third man, saying, "He's doing the best he can!" The third man, labeled "Uno Who," responds, "Okay, but tell him to play the music the way it was written!" The cartoon caption reads, "Don't shoot the piano player."

Creator: Manning, Reg, 1905-1986.

Date: 4 May 1970

Format: Digital reproduction of a 1-page illustration.

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Collection: AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection.

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Source: cartoon number 0974

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