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Jules Feiffer discusses his book “Jules Feiffer’s America: From Eisenhower to Reagan”

BROADCAST: Oct. 29, 1982 | DURATION: 00:55:55

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Synopsis

Jules Feiffer discusses his book “Jules Feiffer’s America: From Eisenhower to Reagan”, a retrospective that chronicles his years as a social and political cartoonist. Studs and Feiffer read through several of Feiffer’s cartoons featured in this book, working their way through the book in “eras” which are categorized based on the U.S. President of that particular time frame. Studs plays “Sh-Boom” - The Crew Cuts (1954), “Big Bad John” - Jimmy Dean (1961). “Yellow Submarine” - The Beatles (1966), and “Happy Days Are Here Again” - Casa Loma Orchestra.

Details

Broadcast Date
Oct. 29, 1982

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 55 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
55 minutes, 55 seconds

Ownership
Chicago History Museum

Topics

Comedy, Satire American History & Politics

People

Critics Artists Authors, Writers

Tags

Feiffer, Jules--Interviews. Feiffer, Jules. Jules Feiffer's America, from Eisenhower to Reagan. American wit and humor, Pictorial Cartoonists--United States--20th century--Interviews. United States--Politics and government--Caricatures and cartoons Satire comedy Comics The Crew Cuts. Sh-boom (1954). Dean, Jimmy. Big bad John (1961). The Beatles. Yellow submarine (1966). Casa Loma Orchestra. Happy days are here again. Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 Sputnik McCarthyism Feiffer, Jules. Tantrum. Astaire, Fred Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006 Kissinger, Henry, 1923- Carter, Jimmy, 1924- Reagan, Ronald Cartoons

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