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They won't get us to the conference table...will they?" / Oliphant." – Antique Wall Art

They won't get us to the conference table...will they?" / Oliphant." — historic drawing
They won't get us to the conference table...will they?" / Oliphant.". Historic drawing from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Here the cartoonist turns to Ho Chi Minh, the North Vietnamese leader, and to the question of whether his government would ever come to the bargaining table. The caption, "They won't get us to the conference table...will they?", reflects the uncertainty of 1966, when American officials repeatedly pressed for talks while Hanoi insisted on conditions before agreeing to meet. The work is an editorial cartoon attributed to Oliphant, likely Pat Oliphant, a syndicated cartoonist known for pointed commentary on U.S. politics and foreign policy. It was drawn in ink over pencil with pasted-on elements on duoshade paper, and it invites viewers to weigh who was really holding out for peace.

Medium1 drawing on duoshade paper : ink over pencil with paste-ons.
Notesc1966.
SubjectsHò, Chí Minh,--1890-1969. Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Peace.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan5,558 × 4,374 px · prints to 19 × 15 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-226155

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