“He brought the reality of war to the American people. And that’s a very important thing to do. Bringing the reality of the world through a cartoon, is his great contribution to our society.”
—William Nash, retired U.S. Army major general, in Jon Kalish, “‘I Just Followed My Interests’: Garry Trudeau on 50 Years of ‘Doonesbury’,” NPR, Jan. 13, 2021.
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