june september american political cartoonist winner pulitzer prizes editorial span career lasting decades provided critical perspective presidential united_states best known work chief editorial cartoonist los_angeles_times time newspaper transition direction publisher recruited conservative times brought liberal editorial perspective readers celebrated criticized respected talent ability speak truth power weekly basis addressed social justice issues day poverty america movements civil rights vietnam war israeli palestinian conflict corporate political corruption leading topics criticism president richard_nixon scandal landed nixon enemies list regarded badge honor early life born robert raised conservative catholic family identical twin brother james older brother bob iowa attended began interest art writing bathroom wall left handed forced teachers favor right hand age early age exposed work popularly known conservative cartoons featured local newspapers childhood role model graduating brother spent time working construction jobs alaska talent musician playing piano world war raging brother enlisted poor initially found unfit military service later served truck driver okinawa given nickname con originally planned attend war instead taught play bass joined big band band work enrolled studied art got idea cartoonist hanging local bar iowa city bar friend editor school newspaper told needed cartoonist invited try cartoons daily depicted 31st president united_states soon creating cartoons week impressed cartoons professors sent copies work graduating degree art joined drew cartoons years early career sought retired florida advice showed copies work unimpressed told line work childhood role model pushed work harder post newspaper received support encouragement editor occasionally ran trouble especially attracted attention creating critical cartoons 34th president united_states time magazine recognized talent saying probably nation hottest new property received pulitzer prize editorial cartoons post distributed newspapers previously december lead cartoonist los_angeles_times died heart attack russell worked conservative paper publisher attempt replace russell improve reputation times recruited help editor took offer initial year contract later replaced post august australian cartoonist adelaide sponsorship los_angeles_times moved family southern california decades worked chief editorial cartoonist los_angeles_times cartoons syndicated hundreds newspapers worldwide april drew cover time magazine issue potential candidates united_states presidential election cover art depicts upcoming election horse race candidates jockey weighing richard_nixon ronald_reagan grace cover scandal drew numerous cartoons richard_nixon downfall cartoon showed nixon days president cross later described cartoon time favorites associated_press contacted inform added nixon enemies list considered place list badge honor members list exposed greater scrutiny government subject investigation tax returns subsequently times changes accepted early retirement times april continued draw cartoons week syndication editorial cartoonist replaced times conservative approach sculptures interested sculpture mid-1970s working drawing depicting christian doctrine trinity decided use steel create spent time public library learning sculpture months later emerged kilogram sculpture titled trinity installed steel gave trinity appearance copper sculpture restored working large sculpture began creating small bronze sculptures famous americans beginning richard_nixon additional sculptures followed including ronald_reagan sculptures featured exhibition 1980s donated smaller bronze sculptures later sculptures included abraham_lincoln bill_clinton writer met visited home late 1990s recalled specially proud bronze sculptures taken illustration artistic range political beliefs created works public art risen christ altar piece located saint john fisher catholic church california bust publisher installed los_angeles_times building peace monument shape mushroom cloud located santa awards earned pulitzer prize editorial times work twice work los_angeles_times honored seven times editorial won awards received journalism award times received lifetime achievement award editorial pat brown institute public affairs los_angeles controversies editorial cartoonist openly liberal point view issues day involved publicized political religious disputes cartoons dispute angered conservatives compared white cartoon cartoons fun governorship ronald_reagan leading wife phone publisher complain cartoons husband breakfast calls frequent choice stop taking dispute members jewish community los_angeles took issue portrayal israeli palestinian conflict late 1970s pope expressed opinion women saying priests represent image christ led draw cartoon pope holding baby resembled miniature version pope image cardinal complained defended work arguing human soul common far important appearance form man woman criticized catholic church letting priests marry treating poorly type church christ mind asked personal life imposing man powerful voice seen smoking pipe working cartoons los_angeles_times described practically figure standing feet large head framed thick black glasses demeanor loud person library congress described tall long hair swept straight forehead displayed trait said wished subjects ability laugh oneself married post society editor wife people editor times influence work raised republican catholic views changed aged media comparing point view democrat voted republican life said later regretted remained devout catholic belief social justice informed work according washington_post considered political liberal long held opposition abortion changed views 1980s came believe matter private choice death died home age funeral held saint john fisher catholic church september delivered journalist editorial cartoonist survived wife sons daughters legacy publishers journalists describe finest political 20th century according associated_press southern_california political decades start day outraged delighted drawing post war won total work cartoonist named nixon enemies list held nixon alma mater editorial cartoons later appeared exhibitions authored books work donated original editorial cartoons prints united_states library congress influence legacy editorial cartoonist explored documentary film drawing fire honor legacy paul scholarship annually awarded journalism mass communication students hosts collection papers calls body work powerful record key issues confronted united_states second half twentieth century public sculptures statue christ altar piece bust los_angeles_times building monument santa publications course human events king pro drawn drawing line
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