Feiffer on President Nixon
Feiffer needed time to develop “some sort of psychological take” on presidents, he wrote, before he could create a “decent caricature.” Anger at their policies improved his art. He stated, “Political cartoons are more likely to be good when the attitude is hostile, to be even better when the attitude is rage, and when you reach hate, you can really get going.” In this regard, he thought of Richard Nixon (1913–1994) as “Father Christmas.”
Feiffer needed time to develop “some sort of psychological take” on presidents, he wrote, before he could create a “decent caricature.” Anger at their policies improved his art. He stated, “Political cartoons are more likely to be good when the attitude is hostile, to be even better when the attitude is rage, and when you reach hate, you can really get going.” In this regard, he thought of Richard Nixon (1913–1994) as “Father Christmas.”