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“REMEMBER—RETURN WITH MY SHIELD OR ON IT”
When President Johnson asked U.S. citizens to fully support his Vietnam policy during an election fundraising dinner, Herblock envisioned the Democratic Party’s congressional candidates responding as warriors defending an unpopular war. As early as May 1966, pundits correctly anticipated that the Vietnam War would play a role in Republican victories during the off-year election. Ultimately, the Republicans gained forty-seven seats in the House and three in the Senate, though not enough to topple the majority the Democratic Party held in both houses.
“Remember—Return with My Shield or on It,” 1966. Published in the Washington Post, May 31, 1966. |