Boopsie
1
Boopstein
Barbara Ann
Aspiring actress; channels Hunk-Ra; married to B.D.; Samantha's mother.
B.D.
D.
B.
Running Dog
College football star; founding member of Walden Commune; Vietnam and Gulf War vet;  California Highway Patrol officer; Boopsie's husband
Mike
Doonesbury
Founding member of Walden Commune; JJ's husband; Alex's father; struggling ad man turned software fast-tracker.
Mark
Slackmeyer
Marvelous Mark
Founding member of Walden Commune; campus activist; NPR disc jockey; gay son of Phil and Marilou Slackmeyer.
President King
King
President
Sir, Mr. Preside
President of Walden College
Phil Slackmeyer
2
Philip
Dad, Mr. Slackme
Mark's father, conservative businessman; served in Reagan administration; convicted for insider trading; lobbyist for tobacco industry
Marilou
Mom
Mark's mother, Phil Slackmeyer's first wife
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Henry
Hank
Secretary of State under Richard Nixon, later super-consultant on world affairs
Bernie
Mike's lab partner at Walden College; founding member of Walden Commune; computer technology entrepreneur.
Leonard
The talking frog
The talking frog that keeps showing up in Mike and Bernie's dissection class; later lives at Walden Pond; Zonker's pal
Calvin
Calvin is a member of the Black Panther party; student at Walden College
Rufus
Jackson
Thor
Rufus is the precocious black ghetto kid Mike tutors.
Rev. Scot Sloan
Sloan
Scot
Rev
Campus pastor at Walden College; social activist; Pastor of Little Church of Walden
B.D.'s dad
Dad
B.D.'s father, T.V. addict, laid off at the aeronautics plant; acculturated to welfare
B.D.'s mom
Maria
B.D.'s mother, wife of B.D.'s dad, homemaker
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Hubert
Mr. Humphrey
Senator from Minnesota; Vice President under Lyndon Johnson
Dick Cavett
Cavett
Dick
Popular talk show host in the '70s
Didi
Bernie's girlfriend; founding member of Walden Commune; later publishes newspaper for radical lesbians
John Lindsay
Lindsay
John
Mayor of New York in the '70s
Daisy
Widow Doonesbury
Mike's and Benjy's mother; sister to Uncle Henry; lives on the family farm in Tulsa
Zonker
Harris
Z.
Californian-American founding member of Walden Commune; professional tanner; surfer; winner of $23 million lottery; nanny to Alex and Samantha
Nichole
Founding member of Walden Commune; feminist; almost had affair with Mike at college reunion.
Kirby
Zonker's pal, student at Walden College, member of football team
Anastasia
Literature-spouting waitress at local cafe near Walden College
Professor Green
Green
Charlie
The Sidewalk Gur
Way-out professor at Walden College; doesn't believe in assigning grades; gives speeches; meditates in public
Zonker's mom
Zonker's mom; into transcendental meditation; lives in California; family friend of Duke
Zonker's dad
Mr. Harris
Zonker's dad; has hip California lifestyle; family friend of Duke
John Chancellor
Chancellor
News anchorman in the 70's
Phred
Van Phred
Nguyen
Reluctant Viet Cong terrorist; B.D.'s captor; Vietnamese delegate to UN
Uncle Henry
Mike's uncle; lives on family farm in Tulsa; gets into legal trouble for taking bribes as a councilman
Joanie
Caucus
House ethics committee lawyer under Lacey Davenport; married to Rick Redfern; mother to J.J. and Jeff
Clinton Caucus
Clinton
Joanie's first husband, J.J.'s father; lives in Colorado
Bomber Pilot 1
American bomber pilot in the Vietnam war
Bomber Pilot 2
American bomber pilot in Vietnam War
Phred's mother
Venerable Mom
Phred's mother; lives in refugee camp
Yuri Yetsky
Yetsky
Yuri
Russian poet introduced by Mike to speak at Walden College
Norma Jean
Rufus (Thor's) adopted baby sister
Skip Willis
Willis
Skip
Vietnam vet, former P.O.W., student at Walden College
Dan Rather
Rather
Dan
News anchorman
Alice
Schwartzman
Former garment worker; now homeless, married to Elmont.
Jeb Magruder
Magruder
Jeb
Former Watergate conspirator; White House aide
Ollie Amen
Amen
Ollie
Arab-American student at Walden College; frequently debates with Mark Slackmeyer
Howie
Little boy at Joanie's day care; opposes ERA
Ellie
Day care student of Joan Caucus; feminist; active in support of ERA.
Jeanie
Little black girl in Joanie's daycare; joins Jeanie in supporting the ERA
The Poll Man
Conducts house-to-house Harris polls covering various subjects through the years
Energy Czar
Simon
William
Your Czarship
Secretary of the Treasury under Richard Nixon
Jim Andrews
Andrews
Jim
Oil executive with Universal Petroleum; recruited Duke for secret mission to Ahvaz oil fields in Iran
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Richard
Mr. President
Former president of the U.S., resigned from office in the wake of Watergate; portrayed once as used car salesman
Roland Hedley
Hedley
Roland
Rollie
Longtime ABC television correspondent; formerly with TIME; led both tours of Reagan's Brain
Dick Davenport
Davenport
Sweetest, Dear H
Lacey Davenport's husband; eccentric ornithologist; conducts anti-Watt campaign for Maryland Audubon Society
Lacey Davenport
Lacey
Sweetest, Boss
Republican Congresswoman from Northern California; Joanie's boss; widow of orinthologist Dick Davenport
Duke
Sir, Uncle Duke
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Yawn Wenner
Wenner
Yawn
Editor for Rolling Stone Magazine; social climber; Duke's original employer
Mrs. Pocatelli
Pocatelli
Berkeley landlady for Joanie Caucus, Ginny Slade, Clyde, and Andy Lippincott
Ginny Slade
Slade
Ginny
Joanie's Berkeley law school roommate; works in US Attorney's office; married to Clyde.
Clyde
Clean Clyde
Married to Ginny Slade; unsuccessful candidate for Congress; owner of Captain Clyde's Supercookies.
Bobby Matthews
Matthews
Bobby
busee
symbolic white kid in Boston bussing difficulties
Malcolm Deveaux
Deveaux
Malcolm
Symbolic black kid in the Boston bussing difficulties
Ben
Ben is an intensely driven med student at Walden College; is later convinced by Mark to change is major to English
Woodrow
Woody
Insufferably sexist law school colleague of Ginny and Joanie's; later shows up as staff for the House Ethics Committee
MacArthur
Duke's administrative aide while he is Governor of American Samoa
Kim
Rosenthal
Adopted Vietnamese war baby; loves to quote T.V. soundbites; is later stigmatized for being a smart Asian student
Nate Harris
Nate
Zonker's very distant relative; seems to have lived during the American Revolution through to the Civil War
Amy Harris
Amy
Nate's wife, apprenticed as a silver-smith to Paul Revere
Paul Revere
Revere
Paul
American Revolutionary war hero; master silversmith; Amy Harris's boss
Lenny Fali
Fali
Lenny
Lava-Lava Lenny
Samoan 'front four' football player; later recruited by Duke to play for the Washington Redskins
Jim Thudpucker
Thudpucker
Jimmy
Rock star; stamp collector; married to Jenny; father of Feedback, Rimshot, and Riffs
Honey
Huan
Ching
Dean Honey
Chinese translator for Ambassador Duke; J.J.'s college roommate; studied with Henry Kissinger; Duke's ex-wife and self-styled love-slave
Andy Lippincott
Lippincott
Andy
Law school colleague of Joanie's; gay activist; died of AIDS.
Rick Redfern
Redfern
Rick
Veteran newspaperman currently employed by THE WASHINGTON POST; Joanie's husband; Jeff's father
Gail Howe
Howe
Gail
70's Washington socialite; hosts political salons
Jen Thudpucker
Jenny
Jimmy's wife; mother of Feedback, Rimshot, and Riffs; has first baby delivered by a psychiatric intern
Barney Perkins
Perkins
Barney
Student in Henry Kissinger's class at Georgetown University
Weinburger
Duane Delacourt
Delacourt
Duane
Director of Symbolism for Jimmy Carter; spin doctor for Mondale and Brown; friend of Rick Redfern
Cornell
Childhood friend of Zonker's; later goes into pot-brownie business with him
Miles Potash
Potash
Miles
Author of 'Jogger Agonistes,' discusses the pleasure of pain through jogging on Mark's radio show
P. Schlafly
Schlafly
Phyllis
Bombastic opponent of ERA; debated with Joanie, who was pro-ERA
Dr. Dan Asher
Asher
Prolific and ubiquitous author best known for books tracking the baby boom generation.
Victor Pinto
Pinto
Victor
UN Ambassador from Benin; friend of Phred's
Riley
Duke's coaching assistant during his stint with the Redskins; turns him in to the Feds for giving drugs to players
Ted Kennedy
Kennedy
Edward
Ted
Senior Senator from Massachusetts; presidential wannabe in several election campaigns
Mr. Springfield
Springfield
Representative of the NRA lobby in Washington; urges Duke to testify on their behalf to the Senate Judiciary Committee
Dr. Ali Mahdavi
Mahdavi
Ali
Representative of the Iranian Revolutionary Tribunal
Zeke
Brenner
Former dope dealer; once and future boyfriend of JJ; longtime caretaker of Duke's Colorado estate
J.J.
Caucus, Jr.
Joan
Sweetheart
Daughter of Joan Caucus; Honey's college roommate; performance artist/taxi driver; married to Mike; mother of Alex
John Anderson
Anderson
Third party presidential hopeful during the '80 election between Reagan & Carter
Gay Talese
Talese
Gay
Author of 'Honor Thy Father' and 'Thy Neighbor's Wife'; interviewed on Mark's radio show
Joanie's mom
Louisa
Joanie's mother, grandmother to J.J. and Jeff
Jeremy
Cavendish
Member of Maryland Audubon Society; would-be suitor for Lacey; served as juror in 'Lords of Tobacco' trial
Jonah
Phil Slackmeyer's black servant
Rodriguez
Duke's drug connection while he is running drugs under cover of his charter fishing business
Petit-Pois
Alphonse
Haitian refugee picked up by Duke and Honey; later sponsored by Duke to become a U.S. citizen
Thadius
Dick Davenport's best birding buddy; he and Dick rescue Duke and Honey on Matagorda Island
Sal Putrid
Benjy
Dr. Whoopee
Sal Putrid is the name Benjy Doonesbury gives himself as an adult; roommate of Trip Tripler; professional name 'Dr. Whoopee'
Sid Kibbitz
Kibbitz
Sid
Grew up with Duke in the 'old neighborhood;' now a major Hollywood agent; clients include Barbara Ann Boopstein
Jeff Redfern
Jeff
Rick and Joanie's son; born during Lamaze class
Marcia
Feinbloom
Receptionist at Mike's ad agency; only woman known to have dated Zonker.
Mr. Bellows
Bellows
Mike's boss at the ad agency; later joins him in the unemployment lines; they work together again briefly after that
Spanky Lee
James
Mark's producer at NPR; black chick with attitude at Walden College; Sal Putrid's girlfriend
Curtis
Zonker's roommate at Baby Doc College of Physicians; tries to rescue Duke after he's zombified
Elmont
Crazy Elmont
Sax player; homeless person; lectures in Lafayette Park; married to Alice P. Schwartzman.
J. Harrington
Harrington
Jonathan
Professor at Walden College; thinks most of his students are a generation of stenographers
Quincy Jones
Jones
Quincy
Music star; organized the stars and recording session for 'We Are the  World'; Jimmy Thudpucker had a bit part
Frank Sinatra
Sinatra
Frank
Music star; friend of Ron and Nancy; recipient of two highly undeserved medals during the Reagan regime
Willy Royce
Royce
Willy
Lacey's legislative assistant; pulled over by cops in Palm Beach for being an undocumented black man
Dr. Albie Gorp
Gorp
Albie
Drug designer; participant in the Baby Doc College Designer Drug Conference
Dr. Bunny Gorp
Bunny
Dr. Albie's MDMA-induced side effect
Trip Tripler
Tripler
Trip
Flamer, Weeny
Sal Putrid's college roommate; ROTC ensign; later Navy Lt. Commander in charge of re-educating Tailhook bad guys
Clint Eastwood
Eastwood
Clint
Movie star; elected Mayor of Carmel in 1986; Lacey endorses him; Joanie dreams about him
Baby Doc
Duvalier
Former President-for-life of Haiti; Duke's master while he is a zombie
Less-than-zero
Less-than-Zero
Commander
Corrupt Nicaraguan commander during the Reagan administration; tried to have Lacey Davenport killed
Havoc
CIA agent posted to Nicaragua to help stage the Contra fiasco
Ron Headrest
Headrest
Ron
Max Headroom-like portrayal of Ronald Reagan
George Bush
Bush
George
Poppy
Vice President under Ronald Reagan; elected president in 1988; represented by a blip
Ollie North
North
Colonel
Scapegoat in Iran-Contra affair; later runs for Senate out of Virginia
Evan Mecham
Mecham
Evan
Evan Mecham was the governor of Arizona; eventually impeached
Donald Trump
Trump
Donald
Billionaire hotel and gambling industrialist; former husband of Ivana; currently married to Marla Maples
Skippy Bush
Skippy
George Bush's long-lost evil twin (represented by blip)
Al Gore
Gore
Al
Clinton's running mate; VP of the U.S.; referred to in strip as 'Prince of the Tennessee Valley'
R. Gephardt
Gephardt
Congressman from Missouri; now minority leader of the House of Representatives; pres. candidate in '88
Elvis Presley
Presley
Elvis
Music star; adapted black rhythm & blues into white rock 'n' roll; Boopsie's idol; entertains posthumously on the Trump Princess
M. Dukakis
Dukakis
Michael
Democratic Pres. candidate in '88; former governor of Massachusetts; represented by mudpile
D. Quayle
Quayle
Danno
George Bush's running mate; VP of U.S. from '88 to '92; represented by feather
Alex
Squirt
Alex is J.J. and Mike Doonesbury's daughter, Joanie's granddaughter; Zonker was her nanny for a number of years
Rudy Klein
Klein
Dr. Rudy
Dr. Rudy Klein is Andy Lippincott's attending physician while he is in the hospital with AIDS
Mr. Butts
Butts
Mr.
Cartoon spokesproduct for tobacco industry; figment of Mike's imagination.
Mr. Jay
Jay
Mr. Jay is a cartoon character; represented by a marijuana joint; old friends with Mr. Butts
Gail Colby
Colby
Gail Colby is Phil Slackmeyer's 'trophy' wife; former Olympic diver; runs a swimwear company
Marla Maples
Maples
Marla
Donald Trump's second wife
Pedro
Pedro is the anatomically correct doll Dan Quayle brought back from South America; usually accompanied by a 'thwip' sound effect
Census Man
The
The Census Man conducts polls to determine the number of homeless in the country
Boopsie's mom
Mrs.
Boopsie's mother
Boopsie's dad
Ray
Hightower
B.D.'s Desert Storm army pal; boyfriend of May; would-be role model to May's son Desmond
Meg
Meg had a short-term affair with B.D. while he was on R&R from Desert Storm; she later shows up to try pick up where they left o
David Duke
David
David Duke; former member of Louisiana state legislature; ran for governor; supposedly related to Duke; represented by swastika
Samantha
Daughter of B.D. and Boopsie; baptized as Samantha Roger Moonball; has Zonker as a nanny
May
Ray Hightower's girlfriend; Desmond's mom
Desmond
May's son; disaffected black youth; wears 'X' cap; Ray Hightower's 'protege' of sorts
Joey Camel
Camel
Joey
Joey Camel is a cartoon character Trudeau caricatures in the strip; J.C. is friends with Mr. Butts
Mr. Brewski
Brewski
Cartoon character represented by a can of beer; member of sin tax lobby
Mr. Dum-Dum
Dum-Dum
Cartoon character  represented by dum-dum bullet; member of sin tax lobby
Ed Bruer
Bruer
Ed
Man who is dying of AIDS and needs Zonker and Cornell's pot brownies
Josh Lyman
Lyman
Josh
White House Deputy Cabinet Liason for Bill Clinton's administration; works with Joanie
Robert Kincaid
Kincaid
Robert
Protagonist in 'Washed Out Bridges of Madison County' strip; also goes by same name in 'Bridges of Madison County'
Michael Milken
Milken
Billionaire junk bond salesman; served time for insider trading; got out of jail with a billion in the bank and a permanent spot
J. Deadman
Deadman
Professor Jules
Beleaguered non-PC educator at Walden College
A. Slocum
Slocum
Albert
disaffected, marginalized student at Walden College; sues the college for getting a B+ instead of an A in Jules Deadman's math c
W. Burroughs
Burroughs
Walt
Coordinator of the UCLA Distinguished Predator Lecture Series
T. Whitney
Whitney
Tamara
Walden law school professor who defends Jules Deadman in Slocum's law suit; loses
B. Clinton
Bill
U.S. president; married to Hillary; father of Chelsea; represented by waffle
Anon
Any speaking character without a known or given identity
The Huddle
The Huddle is the group of Walden College football players B.D. is always yelling orders at; Zonker and Kirby are members
One of the members of B.D.'s football huddle
Lisa
One of Mike's would-be dates
Cathy
One of Mike's  dates at Walden College; loses her to Sam Smooth
Sam Smooth
Smooth
Sam
Sam Smooth gives Mike lessons in how to charm girls; usually ends up stealing them from him
John is a member of B.D.'s football huddle
Elaine
Elaine is one of Mike's college girlfriends; calls him a creep
M. Pepper
Pepper
Melissa
Girl on Mike's campus who makes animal noises; nobody can get through to her
Bill is another member of B.D.'s football huddle
Johnny
Johnny is a football fan of B.D.'s
John Wayne
Wayne
Film star - B.D.'s hero
George is a dean at Walden College
H. Reasonless
Reasonless
Harry
Take off on Harry Reasoner
Alan
Alan the Amazing Admissions Officer at Walden College
Gretchen
Interviewing art student at Walden College
Lily
One of Mike's many college sweethearts
Mirror
Mike's talking dorm room mirror
Policeman
One of many anonymous policemen throughout the strip;
Paul is Richard Nixon's economic advisor
T. Nixon
Tricia
Richard Nixon's younger daughter
Ned
Ned is the tough football player who can munch beer cans
Coach
B.D.'s football coach at Walden College
Checkers
Checkers was Richard Nixon's dog
Janie
One more of Mike's college dates
G. Steinem
Steinem
Gloria
Gloria Steinem is a famous feminist; founder of Ms. magazine
Crusader
Christian crusader that Mike and Mark go to see at a revival meeting
Mrs. Jackson
Mrs. Jackson is Rufus (Thor) and Norma Jean's mother
Diane
doll-face
Diane is Rufus' girlfriend
Linda
Locale
Linda Locale is a pert eleventh grader who cruises Walden College campus
Encounter grp
Encounter group
Mike's early '70s encounter group, including the facilitator
Cynthia
Cynthia is one of Mike's college girlfriend
L. Drumburger
Drumburger
Larry
Unfortunate drafted college student; Mike's pal
watercooler crd
watercooler crow
The watercooler crowd at the stock brokerage firm where Mark briefly worked
Frankie
Mike once hitchhiked a ride with Frankie the truckdriver
Cindy
Mike's Tulsa girlfriend
Const. crew
Construction cre
The Construction crew are the guys Mark worked with in NY city; get laid off by John Lindsay
Cousin Bob
Mark's cousin; works for the FBI
Bridge Bunch
Mark's mother's bridge club
Roger Mudd
Mudd
Roger
Roger Mudd was a '70s news commentator
John Kerry
Kerry
Vietnam veteran against the war who speaks at Walden College
Space Crew
Space Crew is any team of people in space throughout the strip;
Walter Cronkite
Cronkite
Walter
Famous TV newscaster
The Tree
Big football player sent in to take over Zonker's position
Walter is the delegate from Connecticut Institute of Technology to the Student Congress at Walden College
Delegate
Delegate from Kent State at Student Congress
Willly
Willy is the delegate from Tufts to the Walden Student Congress
Amer. soldiers
These are all American personnel interacting with B.D. in Vietnam
Spiro Agnew
Agnew
Spiro
Former vice pres under Richard Nixon
Ed Muskie
Muskie
Ed Muskie is the former U.S. senator from Maine; ran unsuccessfully against Nixon in 72
T.V. Newscaster
Any anonymous T.V. newscaster speaking throughout the entire 25 years. Known announcers will be mentioned by name
G. Wallace
Wallace
Former governor of Georgia; pres. candidate in '72
Lassie & Timmy
Lassie and Timmy from the T.V. show 'Lassie'
IT&T Execs
Executives at IT&T; implicated in Richard Nixon's re-election
FBI guys
Any and all anonymous FBI agents through the strips; those with code names will referred to as such
Computer guys
Any and all computers workers or salesmen who interract with main characters
Pat Nixon
Pat Nixon was Richard Nixon's wife; former first lady
Mr. Winters
Mr. Winters is Phil Slackmeyer's competitive next-door neighbor
Mickey Mouse
Mickey
Mickey Mouse"
Mark and Mike ar
S.F. hipster
A guy Mike runs into in San Francisco; calls him a Frisco hipster
Z.'s ducks
Zonker's ducks
Zonker's pet ducks: Norman, Piglet, Doris, Tolstoy, Spot
Walden Commune
Used to acknowledge members of Walden Commune when they speak in unison
Day care kids
All anonymous daycare kids; cared for first by Joanie, then Mike, then Nichole
Jenny"
Little girl in J
Mark Spitz
Spitz
Olympic diver; winner of several gold medals in 1972 olympics
Jon
Jon is Zonker's football pal
Leslie
Leslie is the squirrel Zonker has a chat with in winter '72
Widow Dane
Widow Dane was on Zonker's mail route during his mailman stint
Mr. Allan
Male chauvinist pig father of one of Joanie's day care kids
Mrs. Allan
mother of one of Joanie's day care kids; wife of Mr. Allan
R. Ziegler
Ziegler
Ronad
Press secretary for Richard Nixon
S. Moffit
Moffit
Sheila
Won a prize on Marvelous Mark's radio show; knew what effect the war in Vietnam had on the nation's moral fiber
Pres. K's wife
Wife of President King
J. Erlichman
Erlichman
One of the Watergate Conspirators; highly placed presidential advisor
H.R. Haldeman
Haldeman
H. R.
Special advisor and Chief of Staff to Richard Nixon; indicted in Watergate conspiracy
D. Halberstam
Halberstam
Author of 'The Best and The Brightest'; interviews Rick Redfern ad nauseum
M. Griffin
Griffin
Merv
70s syndicated talk show host;
F. Lucas
Lucas
Frank Lucas was a first degree murderer who shared Zonker's cell after he was busted for possession of three seeds
A. Cox
Cox
Archibald
Special prosecutor assigned to investigate Richard Nixon's involvement in Watergate
A. Haig
Haig
Alexander
Army Vice-chief of Staff under Nixon; later Chief of Staff. Served as commander of NATO forces; Secretary of State for R. Reagan
Sam Ervin
Ervin
Senator
Senator Sam Ervin (North Carolina) was Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities
C. Colson
Colson
Charles
White House special counsel under Nixon; indicted in Watergate conspiracy
John Dean
Dean III
John W.
John Dean III was counsel to Richard Nixon; indicted in Watergate conspiracy
Supreme Ct.
Supreme Court
Anonymous supreme court judges as they appear throughout the strips
S. Agnew
Spiro T.
Vice President under R. Nixon; indicted for bribery, resigned
Z's attorney
Zonker's attorney; defended him for possession of three seeds
D.A.
D.A. prosecuting Zonker for possession of three seeds
Judge
Any anonymous judge appearing throughout the strips
L. Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Leonid
Communist Party Chairman of the U.S.S.R.; participated in preliminary SALT talks with Richard Nixon
D. Segretti
Segretti
White house special counsel in charge of smear campaigns for Richard Nixon; indicted in Watergate conspiracy
Guide
Phred's tour guide while he is in Cambodia
Livingston
Livingston is the pilot who helps Guide and Phred smuggle Southeast Asian refugees to the U.S.
R. Semple
Semple
Newsman; interviews Nixon re his visit to Watts
C. MacGregor
MacGregor
Clark
Nixon's campaign manager
F. Rizzo
Rizzo
Former mayor of Philadelphia; calls Mark a hippie and tells him to get out of town
M. Mansfield
Mansfield
Senator, Democrat, Montana during Nixon's administration
J.W. Snead
Snead
J.W.
J.W. Snead is the trucker who picks up Mark; Mark help him organize the trucker's blockade
W. Mears
Mears
Walter Mears - 70's newsman
Bebe Rebozo
Rebozo
Bebe
Bebe Rebozo is a personal friend of Richard Nixon
J. Osborne
Osborne
Columnist for the 'New Republic'
Fritters, AL
Alabama
Fritters
Last town in U.S. where Richard Nixon still has credibility
L. Jaworski
Jaworski
Leon
Special prosecutor assigned to investigate Richard Nixon's Watergate coverup
H. Sidey
Sidey
Hugh
70's newsman
Ed, the Congress
Ed is a Congressman who visits his constituents to find out whether or not they want Nixon thrown out of office
Constituents
These are the people Ed the Congressman is representing in Congress; they have a Southern drawl
P. Rodino
Rodino
Peter
Chairman of House Judiciary Committee; demanded evidence from White House
J. Mitchell
Mitchell
Head of Committee to Re-elect the President; former Attorney General; indicted in Watergate
M. Wallace
T.V. newsman
N. Van Thieu
Van Thieu
President of South Vietnam
G. Ford
Ford
Gerald
Former President of U.S.; vice president to Richard Nixon; took office after his resignation
Neil Young
Young
Neil
Rock star; talks with Zonker at Yawn Wenner's party
E. Richardson
Richardson
Elliott
Former U.S. Attorney General; resigned in protest when Nixon ordered him to fire Archibald Cox
G. Knight & Pip
Knight
Gladys
Gladys Knight & The Pips
C. Bernstein
Bernstein
Carl
Reporter for Washington Post; broke Watergate Story; co-authored 'All the President's Men'
B. Woodward
Woodward
Bob
Reporter for the Washington Post;broke Watergate story; co-authored 'All the President's Men'
N. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Nelson
Former V.P. under Ford; industrialist
Mort
Mort the Vietnamese haberdasher who outfits Phred; old friend of Phred's family
Wooten & Smoot
Wooten & Smoot are draft dodgers exiled in Quebed; return to U.S. to comment on Ford Amnesty Plan
Z's plants
Zonker's talking plants; Jack, Aretha, Ralphie, Nemo, Eddy, Chico, Willy, Ernie, George, Tony, Zachary, Patty, Rob
Sgt. DeRosa
Benevolent National Guard sergeant who helps the busees get through their adjustment period
John Denver
Denver
Popular country singing star in the 70s; Duke's neighbor in Colorado
Scoop
Henry Jackson; D, Senator, Washington; tells Gerry Ford Congress has decided to lay him off to cut wasteful spending
Erskine
Graves B.
General; involved with illegal surveillance techniques under LBJ
Marines
Any and all anonymous marines sent into action at any time throughout the strip
G. Rivera
Rivera
Geraldo
Sleaze T.V. talk show host and broadcaster
J. Brown
Brown
Jerry
Former governor of California; presidential hopeful in several elections
Mike Doonesbury's younger brother; originally called Benjy; became "Sal Putrid" in punk phase; successful career with "Dr. Whoopee" condom company