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Human rights -- neutron bomb
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Description | Editorial cartoon shows President Jimmy Carter as the Statue of Liberty, holding a torch labeled "Human Rights" in one hand and a Neutron Bomb in the other. Carter, who made the expansion of human rights a corner stone of his foreign policy, was faced with the decision as to whether to produce a "neutron bomb," one that would produce a smaller blast but release large amounts of radiation, designed to kill people with less damage to property. In a news conference on July 12, 1977, he said that he had not made a decision on whether to proceed with production. However, against the advice of his advisors and many of the U.S. Allies, he decided against it in April 1978. His successor, Ronald Reagan, reversed the policy in 1981. Marlette drew cartoons for the Charlotte Observer and other southern newspapers from 1972 until his death in 2007 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1988. He also drew the popular comic strip Kudzu. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Miscellaneous Items in High Demand |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)--1970-1980. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Nuclear weapons--United States--1970-1980. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Civil liberties--1970-1980. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Carter, Jimmy,--1924- |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
