Latin America During the Cold War – Object #6

No Wonder They Want it Secret

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<p>Jon Kennedy depicts Congress looking angry while cooking at a grill as a “CIA Covert Op.” approaches from Nicaragua with his very small fishing catch.</p>

Jon Kennedy’s political cartoon about Nicaragua and the CIA, 1983

Questions

What people, objects, and activities do you see in this cartoon? Which of these are symbols, and what do the symbols represent?

What can we infer about U.S. involvement in Nicaragua from this cartoon?

What questions do you have?

What is the cartoonist’s opinion about U.S. involvement in Nicaragua?

Citations

Kennedy, Jon. “No wonder they want it secret.” July 21, 1983. Jon Kennedy Cartoon Collection, UALR.MS.0023. UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture. https://arstudies.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15728coll1/id/11217/rec/2.