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Doonesbury. Absolutely not! They have all the evidence they need!
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Description | Four-panel comic strip showing the roof of the White House behind a tall wooden fence. In the first panel, a sign on the fence reads "Post No Bills"; on the second, "Post No Bail"; on the third, "Post No Subpoe[nas]"; on the fourth, "Post No Bills of Impea[chment]." In the final panel, a board in the fence has been knocked loose and flowers at its base have wilted. An unseen overheard conversation ensues between President Nixon and an aide in which Nixon refuses to make more evidence (i.e. his tapes) available to those investigating him and makes a feeble joke indicating he will be the judge of what evidence is needed. When his aide responds that some people don't realize that the President has a sense of humor, Nixon immediately demands their names. The cartoon reflects the paranoia of Nixon and his administration during the Watergate Affair as more and more of his aides were indicted and the probability of his impeachment loomed. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Watergate Affair, 1972-1974. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Corruption--United States--1970-1980. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Nixon, Richard M.--(Richard Milhous),--1913-1994. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
