Herbert Block

"[Title] tells of the remarkable career that has spanned the era from Roosevelt to Clinton. Herb Block opposed isolationism before World War II; warned of nuclear hazards in the '40s; opposed McCarthyism in the '50s and racism in the '50s and '60s; and zeroed in on Watergate in the '70s and Iran-contra and other Reagan-Bush scandals in the '80s ... first-hand account of the life and times of the foremost American political cartoonist of this century. It includes autobiographical anecdotes written with humor, notes on personalities and strong opinions by 'The Washington Post's' widely syndicated cartoon commentator."--Jacket.

"Words and pictures on Nixon's career from freshman congressman to "full, free, and absolute pardon.""--Front dust cover.

Herblock is the pen name of Herbert L. Block - the most honored cartoonist in the country. The Herblock Gallery includes 550 cartoons and covers the years of the Johnson Administration. His drawings include favorites, such as, LBJ, Everett Dirksen, Richard Nixon, and Charles de Gaulle. But Herblock's targets are not limited to personalities. More tellingly than any of his fellow political satirists, he comments on the great issues and clashing ideologies of our time. --from inside jacket flap.

Cartoons and commentary on the U.S. Political scene, covering events from 1960-1964, including the Cuban crisis, "Goldwaterism", civil rights, etc.