Bell Ringer Assignment

• CLIP #1: How and why did the White House change after the War of 1812? Which "facade" had historically been depicted less regularly?
• CLIP #1: What did everyone come to "know" by the 1840s? Describe the related impact on campaign advertisements and editorial cartoons.
• CLIP #1: What did the White House become "emblematic" of during the Civil War?
• CLIP #2: By the mid-to-late 19th century, what relationship existed between the White House facade depicted in an editorial cartoon with the "content" of the editorial cartoon?
• CLIP #2: Why was the side of the White House depicted with cartoons dealing with "spoils?" Describe what you see in the two related images.
• CLIP #2: According to Sara Duke, why isn't the side of the White House depicted in editorial cartoons anymore?
• CLIP #3: Summarize Sara Duke's "argument" about the south facade of the White House.
• CLIP #3: Compare the symbolism of the cartoons shown of Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Lyndon B. Johnson, the Watergate scandal, Jimmy Carter, and George H.W. Bush.
• CLIP #3: Compare the message of the cartoons shown of Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Lyndon B. Johnson, the Watergate scandal, Jimmy Carter, and George H.W. Bush.
• CLIP #4: What is being talked in editorial cartoons "90% of the time" when the north facade of the White House is depicted? Why?
• CLIP #4: Compare the symbolism of the cartoons shown from the presidencies of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama.
• CLIP #4: Compare the message of the cartoons shown from the presidencies of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama.
• EXTENSION: Explore the Library of Congress' collection of Herbert Block's political cartoons using the link below. Select one cartoon that depicts the White House. Using what you learned in this bell ringer, describe which side of the White House is being shown and why.