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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
That's the Day They'll Have Switched Seats
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

That's the Day They'll Have Switched Seats

Artifact ID1973.1.2794
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Publisher ()
Date ca. January 1969
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 18 1/4 in x W 14 1/8 in (46.4 cm x 35.9 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. Richard Nixon and LBJ sit behind a desk. Nixon looks at a huge pile of papers ("Problems") in a tray (“Incoming”). Next to the Incoming tray is an empty tray (“Outgoing”). LBJ smiles at Nixon. A calendar ("Jan 20 Inaugural Day") hangs on the wall. Caption: “That's the Day They'll Have Switched Seats”. Additional text at lower right: “New Orleans Times - Picayune - Jan. 19. 1969”. Artist signature lower left: "Pletcher”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower left: "To President LBJ, with all good wishes - Eldon Pletcher".
Historical NoteRichard Nixon won the 1968 presidential election. On January 20, 1969, he was inaugurated as president and Lyndon Johnson left office. Nixon inherited the Vietnam War and its peace talks.
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 Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Richard Nixon (United States, 1913 - 1994)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
New Orleans
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