| Level | Piece |
| Ref No | LDG/1/1/54 |
| Title | The guest who got sick of the party |
| Date | 16 May 1969 |
| Extent | 1 cartoon |
| Creator Name | Gibbard; Leslie David (1945-2010); cartoonist |
| Description | Cartoon shows Vietnamese Communist revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh and South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu chasing each other around an empty chair. Minh carries an axe and Thieu carries a sword. US president Richard Nixon has just vacated the chair and out of his pockets have just fallen toy version of an aeroplane, a soldier and a helicopter. In the background the Grim Reaper plays the piano and watches.
Background information: on May 15th President Nixon proposed a peace plan to end the war in Vietnam within a year. (source: The University of Kent, British Cartoon Archive). |
| Access Status | Open |
| Format | Drawing |
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