Editing Paul Conrad (section)

==''Los Angeles Times''==
Conrad moved his family to southern California, and for three decades, from 1964 to 1993, he worked as the chief [[editorial cartoonist]] for the ''Los Angeles Times''. His cartoons were now syndicated to hundreds of newspapers worldwide. In April 1967, Conrad drew the cover for ''Time'' magazine in an issue about the potential candidates for the [[1968 United States presidential election]]. The cover art depicts the upcoming election as a horse race with the candidates as jockey's weighing-in.  Caricatures of Lyndon B. Johnson, Bobby Kennedy, Hubert Humphrey, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George Romney, Nelson Rockefeller, and Charles Percy grace the cover.<ref>[http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,836930,00.html A Letter From The Publisher] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814183820/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,836930,00.html |date=2014-08-14 }}.  [https://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19670414,00.html Cover art]. (1967, April 14). ''Time'', 89 (15): 35. Retrieved August 11, 2014. {{subscription required}} [https://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19670414,00.html]</ref>

During the [[Watergate scandal]], Conrad drew numerous cartoons about Richard Nixon's downfall. One cartoon showed Nixon, during his last days as president, nailing himself to a cross.<ref>Lamb, C. (2006, October 17). [https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/paulconrad/state.html The State of Political Cartooning] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101005025/http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/paulconrad/state.html |date=2017-11-01 }}. Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire. Independent Lens. Retrieved November 15, 2013.</ref> Conrad later described the cartoon as one of his all-time favorites.<ref name="French">French, Y. (1999, October). [https://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/9910/conrad.html Afflicting the Comfortable] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209185541/http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/9910/conrad.html |date=2018-02-09 }}. ''Library of Congress Information Bulletin'', 58(10). Retrieved November 8, 2013.</ref> In 1973, the Associated Press contacted Conrad to inform him that he had been added to [[Nixon's Enemies List]]. Unperturbed, Conrad considered his place on this list as a badge of honor, but members of the list were exposed to greater scrutiny by the government and subject to investigation.<ref>Freeman, L. (2008). ''The Offensive Art: Political Satire and Its Censorship around the World from Beerbohm to Borat''. ABC-CLIO. {{ISBN|0313356017}}.</ref>{{rp|34–35}} His tax returns were subsequently audited by the IRS several times, but no changes were made.<ref name="McFadden"/>

Conrad accepted an early retirement from the ''Times'' on April 1, 1993, but continued to draw four cartoons a week in syndication for the Los Angeles Times Syndicate. Editorial cartoonist [[Michael Ramirez]] replaced Conrad at the ''Times'' with a conservative approach.<ref>Astor, D. (1997, July 26). Los Angeles Times hires Mike Ramirez. ''Editor & Publisher'', 130(30): 30.</ref><ref>Lamb, C. (2004). ''Drawn to Extremes: The Use and Abuse of Editorial Cartoons''. Columbia University Press. {{ISBN|9780231130660}}.</ref>{{rp|119–120}}