The Man of the Years has made his appearance on the first issue of the New Year ever since 1927, when TIME first bestowed the title on Charles A. Lindbergh. The merits of our choice are frequently the subject of long and hot debate among readers and even among our own staff. Adding to the discussion about this year's highly controversial Man are certain to be some arguments centering on the cover itself. In his mock-heroic caricature, Artist David Levine depicted the President as King Lear, harassed by two vexatious members of his family,...
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