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"--And, of course, if Cambodia fell, then Laos would fall, and if Laos fell ...."
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Description | Editorial cartoon shows President Nixon and a military officer walking past a graveyard labeled "Viet War Dead," filled with gravestones looking like dominoes. A vulture watches from a bare tree branch. The officer lectures the President saying, " . . . and, of course, if Cambodia fell then Laos would fall, and if Laos fell . . . ." The domino theory, which predicted that if one country fell to the Communists, others in the area would do likewise, much as the fall of the first domino in a line would knockdown its neighbors, was used by the U.S. government during the Cold War to justify military activity in Korea, Vietnam, and other places. 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) | Cemeteries--1970-1980. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Vietnam War, 1961-1975. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Nixon, Richard M.--(Richard Milhous),--1913-1994. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
