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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Cartoon Drawing
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Cartoon Drawing

Artifact ID1973.1.2061
Artist (Spain, 1912 - 1983)
Date ca. June 1966
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 18 7/8 in x W 13 in (47.9 cm x 33 cm )

Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. Frame 1: A man (“Kosygin”) hugs another man (“de Gaulle”) in from of the Kremlin and sticks out his tongue at LBJ. Frame 2: LBJ hugs another man (“King Faisal”) in front of the White House and sticks out his tongue at Kosygin. Artist signature lower left: "De Alba”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at upper right: [blue] “(43.0)” “(29.0)”. Handwritten at upper right: “3 cols. and 2 cols.”. Handwritten at upper right: [underline] “Tue.”.
Historical NoteIn 1966, France and the Soviet Union made a “declaration of intent” to end all foreign war in Vietnam. Around the same time, President Johnson and King Faisal of Saudi Arabia met to solidify their commitment to guard against the expansion of international communism. Despite this opposing viewpoints, President Johnson and Prime Minister Kosygin met a year later to discuss this topic at the Glassboro Summit.
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
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Fully
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Person Referenced Charles de Gaulle (France, 1890 - 1970)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Faisal, King of Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabia, 1906 - 1975)
Person Referenced Aleksey N. Kosygin (Soviet Union, 1904 - 1980)
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