TITLE: American Political Cartoons: 1764-2010 SPEAKER: Stephen
Hess, Sandy Northrop EVENT DATE: 04/27/2011 FORMAT: Video +
Captions RUNNING TIME: 66 minutes TRANSCRIPT: View Transcript
(link will open in a new window) From Benjamin Franklin's
drawing of the first American political cartoon in 1754 to
Herblock's blistering attacks on Richard Nixon, editorial
cartoons have always been a part of American journalism and
politics. The authors of "American Political Cartoons 1754-2010"
discuss their book. Speaker Biography: Stephen Hess is senior
fellow emeritus at the Brookings Institution. He was on the
staff of Presidents Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon and was
an adviser to Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. He is the author of
"America's Political Dynasties," "Organizing the Presidency" and
numerous other publications on journalism and politics. Speaker
Biography: Sandy Northrop has worked within the Public
Broadcasting System for more than 30 years. She has produced and
edited award-winning television programs