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The Mini-and-Maxi Era
Herblock uses then-current women’s fashion to make a statement about the plight of domestic spending programs during the Vietnam War. In 1969, President Richard Nixon and the Democrat-run Congress did not agree on the budget. Congress vowed not to fund incursions into Laos and Thailand the day before this cartoon appeared but—despite protestations from Nixon—wanted to increase domestic spending.
Herblock uses then-current women’s fashion to make a statement about the plight of domestic spending programs during the Vietnam War. In 1969, President Richard Nixon and the Democrat-run Congress did not agree on the budget. Congress vowed not to fund incursions into Laos and Thailand the day before this cartoon appeared but—despite protestations from Nixon—wanted to increase domestic spending.