Oh, There Might Be a Slight Gap in Some Areas 1960

"Oh, There Might Be a Slight Gap in Some Areas" is a 1960 political cartoon by Herbert Lawrence Block, better known as Herblock, that satirizes the "administrative performance" of the U.S. government. The drawing depicts two figures looking over the edge of the Grand Canyon, with the text "administrative performance" on a sign at the cliff's edge and a sign in the distance that reads "National Needs." This is a work of editorial cartooning, a genre of visual art that uses satire and caricature to comment on current events and political figures. The cartoon's title and imagery suggest that the gap between "administrative performance" and "national needs" is a chasm, perhaps highlighting the disconnect between government policy and the public good.