Herblock
Americannoun
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After Nixon was elected president in 1968, Herblock drew a freshly shorn Nixon, on the theory that every new president deserves “a clean shave.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2024
At The Washington Post, the great Herblock afflicted miscreants in the White House and Congress for more than 50 years.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
It was Herblock who turned McCarthy into a noun when he coined the term “McCarthyism” in March 1950.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 27, 2020
“It gives us an opportunity to highlight issues that were important to Herblock, issues that caused him a great deal of concern are issues that are ongoing and still with us,” said Kennedy.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 13, 2019
Less than a month later, Martin, caricatured by the political cartoonist Herblock as a tightwad with a stiff, high collar, said the prospect of a tax cut was causing “excessive optimism.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2017
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