“In A Word, Yes”
President John F. Kennedy took office on Friday, January 20, 1961, and ten days later gave a State of the Union Address that spelled out what he saw as the disasters of the previous administration: recession, bankruptcy, falling farm income, and unemployment. He proposed to increase government payments to the unemployed and boost the economy through industrial initiatives and international development. Herblock depicts the economy as a tired white-collar worker watching television.
President John F. Kennedy took office on Friday, January 20, 1961, and ten days later gave a State of the Union Address that spelled out what he saw as the disasters of the previous administration: recession, bankruptcy, falling farm income, and unemployment. He proposed to increase government payments to the unemployed and boost the economy through industrial initiatives and international development. Herblock depicts the economy as a tired white-collar worker watching television.