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HERBLOCK, Washington Post
Satirizing President Johnson, who had said he was "eager to go more than halfway" in peace negotiations with North Vietnam, Herblock attacked the president for massive bombing throughout the country. Because Johnson had bombed North Vietnam in retribution for engaging in guerilla warfare in Laos, his overtures for peace were rejected. As Herblock indicates, the war escalated.
Herblock (1909–2001). "We've Shown That We're Willing to Go More Than Half Way," 1967. Published in the Washington Post, March 12, 1967. Graphite, India ink, and opaque white drawing. Herbert L. Block Collection. |