anti-jfk #1

• This very elegant picture of former president Kennedy, is very precise on his perceived grasp of how he handled affairs. He is essentially claiming that Kennedy is an incompetent man with a vast amount of power he does not know how to control. This does, however, relate to the time period this occurred. In the time Kennedy was in office, it was, the world was facing complete instability. Not only were domestic affairs facing future uncertainty and instability, but foreign affairs were also quite a difficult manner to fix. Kennedy is drawn with abnormal features that make Kennedy look a facetious, idiotic man of power. The copious amount of visual representations create a conglomerate image of America, and its current instability at the time. There was brutal police force utilized when not needed, there was cross burning  and a liberated youth who swam against the tide. The republican party would most likely appreciate the message of incompetence, since Kennedy was a proud democrat.
  

pro-jfk #1

• In contrast to the prior picture, this picture positively expresses how Kennedy handled affairs. In the current time period, foreign policies was a very fragile subject, and extremely difficult to handle. In this cartoon, Kennedy is seen as triumphing the Soviet Union president in the Cold War. This image shows Kennedy as a powerful, dominant male who was besting the Soviet Union president in physical terms, but this in reality translates to the surprising growth the United States showed during his presidency that matched Russia. The seats they were placed on were nuclear weapons, which was a key aspect of the Cold War. The Cold War essentially revolved around nuclear weapons, and the buttons they both have close access to represent the sheer destruction that could occur in moments. This appeals to any audience who appreciated the aggressive foreign policy that Kennedy administered in his presidency.