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Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Political cartoonist Bob Taylor and The Yankee Doodle Dictionary No. 1

A new bit of political ephemera is being donated to the Library of Congress' serials division.

The Yankee Doodle Dictionary No. 1 (1962) is a satirical political and governmental dictionary of terms, by Creighton Campbell and illustrated by Bob Taylor, the Dallas Times Herald political cartoonist. Illustrations include Harry Truman, Krushchev, the Democratic donkey, Franklin Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, and possibly Barry Goldwater. It appears to be fairly rare, with no copies listed on the east coast (except for Warren Bernard of course).

Taylor seems largely forgotten now, although there's a collection of his cartoons in Texas, and an interview on C-Span.

Fortunately, you don't have to visit DC and wait for the Library to catalog it; you can see it online here.

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