May 17th, 2015 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: Hey, clod–what’s with all the furshlugginer caricatures of the U.S. presidents? P.S. your Benjamin Harrison sucks and looks nothing like him. A: On Saturday of this next week I will reveal the reason behind my project of doing caricatures of all 44 U.S. presidents. It will be incredibly anticlimactic. Thanks (I guess) to A. E. Neuman for the question. If you have a question you want answered for the mailbag about cartooning, illustration, MAD Magazine, caricature or similar, e-mail me and I’ll try and answer it here! READ MORE
May 17th, 2015 | Posted in Presidential Caricatures
Fun Facts: first president to have been born in a hospital (all others had been born at home); was a peanut farmer before getting into politics; his brother Billy was an infamous drinker and slob, who parlayed his brother’s fame into his own label of beer “Billy Beer” READ MORE
May 16th, 2015 | Posted in Presidential Caricatures
Fun Facts: Was an outstanding football player in college, could have gone pro but went to Yale Law School instead; was the first and so far only person to have served as both Vice President and President of the United States without being elected by the Electoral College; his daughter Susan had her senior prom in the White House READ MORE
May 15th, 2015 | Posted in Presidential Caricatures
Fun Facts: Had a bowling alley installed in the White House; came back from serving in WWII with over $10 thousand in poker winnings; only president to ever resign from office READ MORE
May 14th, 2015 | Posted in Presidential Caricatures
Fun Facts: Everyone is his family had the initials “L.B.J” including wife Lady Bird Johnson, daughters Lynda Bird Johnson and Luci Baines Johnson, and even the family dog, Little Beagle Johnson; famously showed his gall bladder scar to the press after his 1965 surgery READ MORE
May 13th, 2015 | Posted in Presidential Caricatures
Fun Facts: Youngest person ever elected president at 43; first president who was a Boy Scout; he was a best selling author prior to his presidency READ MORE
May 12th, 2015 | Posted in Presidential Caricatures
Fun Facts: loved golf and was often on the course; “I Like Ike” was one of the most memorable campaign slogans ever; Ike’s grandson David married Richard Nixon’s daughter Julie. READ MORE
May 11th, 2015 | Posted in Presidential Caricatures
Fun Facts: Loved to play the piano; has no middle name, the “S” stands for nothing; met his future wife Bess at Sunday School when he was six years old READ MORE