Political Cartoons
Below Nixon is looking over his enemy list. After the Watergate incident, all of America was his enemy. Although this depicts Nixon's fear as well as anger and frustration of the building enemies he is receiving on the list. He is no longer loved or like. The growing tension becomes too real. "Paul Conrad’s caricature of President Richard Nixon sitting amid pages and pages of his infamous “enemies list.” Caption reads: “His own worst enemy.” Date: 1973."
"A Paul Conrad 1970s cartoon depicting President Nixon as a criminal barricaded in the White House with caption, “If you want me, you’re gonna have to come in and get me!” – reminiscent of some Hollywood movie scenes." This depicts Nixon's relentless and stubborn nature. This also depicts his yearning and keeping of his power. Although the evidence had been laid out, Nixon still wanted to stay in office even though the Americans wanted him out and impeached.
"In this June 1972 Paul Conrad cartoon, Democrats are peeking out their doorway, looking at a Nixon-caricatured repair man, saying: “He says he’s from the phone company...” Nixon is struggling with the phone line and trying to hide his evidence. Just as he had dropped into the Water gate situation, he is dropping all the phone calls and the tape recordings to the public. Everyone is noticing his lies and he is scared and frantic.