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"FRIENDS, I WANT TO REMOVE ANY CAUSE FOR CONTENTION"
Herblock portrayed Senator Eugene McCarthy (1916–2005) as the source of Democratic Party discord as he attempts to mount the donkey, having bruised Senator Robert F. Kennedy (1925–1968) with his fists. The cartoonist shows Hubert Humphrey (1911–1978) refusing to engage in fisticuffs while calmly leading the party symbol away from the others. Vice President Humphrey did not announce his candidacy until April 27, 1968, but pundits assumed he would be the front-runner. After an assassin’s bullet ended Robert Kennedy’s life, the Democratic Party nominated Humphrey as their candidate.
"Friends, I Want to Remove Any Cause for Contention Between You Two Fine Fellow-Democrats," 1968. Published in the Washington Post, April 26, 1968. |