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“NOW, WHERE WAS I?”
Countering a congressman’s words about the need for welfare recipients to have a work ethic, Herblock surrounded him with suitcases representing congressional perks and put a fat pay raise in his pocket. Most new presidential administrations set a quick legislative agenda typically addressed in the State of the Union address, but in 1969, Congress had not passed any legislation prior to leaving on an April recess. Later, the Nixon administration attempted to make reform of the welfare system a priority, but the Senate blocked it.
“Now, Where Was I? Oh, Yes—Why Don’t All the Poor People Get Out and Work,” 1969. Published in the Washington Post, April 11, 1969. |