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You Asleep Agin?

Artifact ID1990.00763.08
Object Type Cartoon
Maker (American (Australian), born 1935)
Maker (Washington, DC)
Date August 27, 1981
Medium Paper, Ink, Wood, Glass
Dimensions16 1/4 × 20 7/8 × 1 3/8 in. (41.3 × 53 × 3.5 cm)
Physical DescriptionA Pat Oliphant political cartoon, matted in white and in a light wood frame, titled You Asleep Again?
Two prospectors and their mules, alongside a river.
CAPTION: 'Yup. Patco's still on strike and the postal workers ain't. North Korea tossed a missile at a U.S. plane. The medflies are gittin' worse and interest rates…hey, you gone to sleep again, boy?'
Punk: He's just nightmarin on Washington.
Man: Can't blame him for that!
Historical NoteUpon hearing Ronald Reagan enjoyed political cartoons, the Kiplinger Foundation gave the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library a collection of Oliphant cartoons that covered the range of President Reagan's administration, selected by Pat Oliphant.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThe item was created by Pat Oliphant during the Reagan Administration. The Kiplinger Foundation purchased seventy-four original drawings from Pat Oliphant, had them matted and framed, and donated them to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in 1990.
Credit LineGift of the Kiplinger Foundation
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Fully
Use Restriction Note© Washington Star/Universal Press Syndicate 1981
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