Political Cartoons from the 1960s and 1970s

          After war was declared on Vietnam and troops were being drafted in, President Lyndon Johnson declared that "there had been no change in policy" through out the war. More than 70,000 troops were sent in and Johnson continued to hide the country's involvement to the public.

          The New York Times began publishing excerpts from the "Pentagon Papers", which made the government and President Nixon look untrustworthy. In attempt to avoid the "Pentagon Papers" from spreading, President Nixon and attorney General John Mitchell enforced a ban on the New York Times. This cartoon depicts on of Nixon's attempts to censor public information.

          This political cartoon shows Uncle Sam, representing America, throwing a fishing line in to a whirl pool that begins at Vietnam and deepens to the rest of Asia. It illustrates that the longer the U.S. "fishes" in Vietnam the closer the U.S. will get to being involved with other Asian countries.