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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Hot in the Kitchen
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Hot in the Kitchen

Artifact ID1973.1.2372
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (1914 - 1978)
Gifter
Publisher (1884 - 1992)
Date ca. August 1967
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 18 3/8 in x W 14 3/8 in (46.7 cm x 36.5 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ holds a baby while heating his bottle on the stove. A kettle steams ("Romney Blast"). Smoke ("Riots” and “Tax Hike") comes from the oven. On the oven door is a note (“Don’t forget the baby’s bottle Love Luci”). Caption: “Hot in the Kitchen”. Artist signature lower right: "Roberts”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at upper right: “8/1/67”. Handwritten at lower center: [circle] [red] “52.5”.
Historical NotePresident Johnson was a very doting grandfather when his first grandchild, Patrick Lyndon Nugent, was born. Over 150 race-related riots took place in cities across the country during the Long, Hot Summer of 1967 in response to unemployment, police brutality, and discrimination. In response, President Johnson authorized the Kerner Commission to investigate the causes of the riots, and politicians such as Richard Nixon campaigned on “law and order” during the 1968 presidential election. In January 1967, Johnson pushed for a 6% surcharge on income taxes to decrease inflation caused by high government spending from the Vietnam War and Great Society as well as higher consumer spending. Michigan governor George Romney ran against Richard Nixon in the 1968 Republican primaries. In August 1967, he described being “brainwashed” into supporting the Vietnam War, a controversial comment at the time. He shifted to an antiwar platform, and withdrew on February 28, 1968.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThe item was a gift from the general public to President Johnson during his term in office. It was received by President Johnson, until the President donated it to the Lyndon B Johnson Presidential Library in 1973.
Credit LineGift of Lyndon Baines Johnson
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from the General Public (National Archives Identifier 189698395)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Fully
Use Restriction NoteCopyright or other proprietary rights are held by individuals or entities other than the LBJ Presidential Library and Museum. The LBJ Presidential Library and Museum does not warrant that the use of materials will not infringe on the rights of third parties holding the rights to these works, or make any representations or warranties with respect to the application or terms of any international agreement, treaty, or protections that may apply. It is your responsibility to determine and satisfy any copyright or other use restrictions. Pertinent regulations can be found at 36 C.F.R 1254.62.
Person Referenced George W. Romney (United States, 1907 - 1995)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Patrick Lyndon Nugent (United States, born 1967)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh
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