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"I think the lessons of the past in Vietnam have already been learned"
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Description | Editorial cartoon shows President Ford as a schoolboy who has filled a blackboard with erroneous information including a math sum showing 2 plus 2 equaling 5, a drawing showing $ plus bombing equals victory crossed out and replaced by $ plus bombing equals peace, the statements "If only we sent more money and arms we'd get peace with honor," "Presidents know best," and "Vietnam policy was always right." Ford says, "I think the lessons of the past in Vietnam have already been learned." In April 1975, two years after the last American ground troops left Vietnam, South Vietnam fell to the Communists. In his first news conference after the fall of Saigon, Ford rejected the idea of a Congressional investigation, saying it would be "divisive" and it was now time to "focus on the future." The cartoonist reflects the position of many Americans who saw Ford's position as a betrayal. 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) | School children--United States--1970-1980. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Blackboards--1970-1980. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Ford, Gerald R.,--1913-2006. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Vietnam War, 1961-1975. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
