Pardon Mah Reach!
Artifact ID1973.1.1977
Object Type
Cartoon Drawing
Artist
Jim Dobbins
(United States)
Gifter
Jim Dobbins
Date
ca. May 1965
Medium
Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 20 5/8 in x W 15 1/2 in (52.4 cm x 39.4 cm )
Physical DescriptionPhysical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ, with his feet in one landmass (“Florida”), stretches out to push an island (“Haiti” and “Dominican Republic”) away from a man (identifiable as Fidel Castro) who stands on another island (“Cuba”). Castro uses the point of a sickle to pull the Dominican Republic toward him. A figure holds a sign ("Castro never thought our Marines would take the Caribbean cruise at this time!"). Caption: “Pardon Mah Reach!”. Artist signature lower right: "Jim Dobbins”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower right: "To: President Johnson with appreciation and best wishes Jim Dobbins May 3, 1965 Boston Traveler". Handwritten at lower left: “44”. Handwritten at lower left: [blue] “Engraver move in and reduce this” “reduce”. Handwritten at lower center: [blue] “Ed Page Mon P.M.”. Handwritten at lower right: [blue] “102 lines” “May 3- 65”. Handwritten at lower right: “53”.
Historical NoteIn April 1965, the Dominican Revolutionary Party installed a president in the National Palace. In response, President Johnson sent Marines to the Dominican Republic to evacuate American citizens from the country, end the civil war, and establish a conservative Reformist Party government. Fidel Castro was the prime minister of Cuba during Lyndon Johnson’s presidency. Johnson believed he was responsible for attempting to establish Communism in the Dominican Republic.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
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Person Referenced
Lyndon Baines Johnson
(United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced
Fidel Castro
(Cuba, 1926 - 2016)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
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Place of Publication