For many years during (I think) the 1950s and 60s, Mauldin was the editorial cartoonist for the St. Louis Post Dispatch. During the early formation of my own political conscience/consciousness, I often admired Mauldin's ability to succinctly illustrate a political point of view.

I remember that picture of Lincoln weeping. I think it was based on the statue in the Lincoln Memorial. I'd bet it first appeared in the Post Dispatch.

Another cartoon that stands out in my memory: JFK dressed as a western sherriff, pinning a "deputy" badge on his brother Robert, referring to JFK's nominating RFK as his attorney-general. In the cartoon, the difference between their ages was exaggerated, and RFK looked like a gawky teenager, but JFK's confident wisdom seemed to make up for RFK's inexperience. I think somebody in my family must have pinned that picture up on a wall somewhere; otherwise, I can't think of why it would have made such an impression on me. Anyway, the humor was gentle; the caracatures were not exaggerated so much as to make them look ridiculous. In some ways, his style reminds me of Norman Rockwell, but with more of a political edge; thoroughly liberal, but not hostile.