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# "Talk About Interviewing President Wilson" This satirical piece by Don Herold mocks the difficulty of accessing President Woodrow Wilson and his newborn baby. The cartoon depicts a frustrated couple attempting to arrange a hospital visit to see their child, only to be blocked by an overly protective nurse who enforces strict appointment-only rules. The satire targets Wilson's inaccessibility and the bureaucratic obstacles surrounding him—likely reflecting contemporary frustration with his administration's communication practices. The exaggerated nurse represents gatekeepers preventing public access. The husband's complaint that scheduling a visit to their own baby is nearly impossible as arranging an interview with the President himself is the joke's core: both are presented as equally difficult and absurd, suggesting Wilson was equally remote from ordinary citizens.
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