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+ Display larger image Thomas Nast, KING ANDY: HOW HE WILL LOOK AND WHAT HE WILL DO, FROM HARPER'S WEEKLY (1866). Courtesy of HarpWeek, LLC.
| Creator | Thomas Nast |
| Context | Northerners were divided over both President Johnson and Reconstruction. |
| Audience | Voters |
| Purpose | To influence public opinion against Johnson |
Thomas Nast, a leading political cartoonist, created this elaborate drawing for the 1866 congressional elections. The central figure, President Andrew Johnson, had been a pro-Union Democrat and Lincoln's vice president. Nast depicted him on a throne flanked by his secretary of the Navy, Gideon Welles (as Neptune); secretary of state, William Seward; and Lady Liberty. The figures lined up at the chopping block were radical Republicans who opposed Johnson.
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