EditorialAlan Semok’s Howdy Doody marionette (recostumed by Richard Liljeblad) on display in the “Puppets of New York” exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York, in New York, Aug. 6, 2021. (Karsten Moran/The New York Times)
EditorialPresident Donald Trump escorts President Narendra Modi of India to an event in Houston called "Howdy, Modi: Shared Dreams, Bright Futures" on Sept. 22, 2019. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)