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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
First in Line
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

First in Line

Artifact ID1997.30.6
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States, 1913 - 1982)
Publisher ()
Date 1968
Medium Ink and grease pencil on textured drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 13 1/2 in x W 10 3/4 in (34.3 cm x 27.3 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. A man ("Vietnam") looks at a ballot box ("US Campaign '68"). Caption: “First in Line”. Artist signature lower right: "Crawford NEA ‘68”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower left: “411” “635” “53 ½ 52 34” “26 ½ ¼ 11-17”. Handwritten at lower center: [red] “2-3 col” “1-2 col”.
Historical NotePresident Johnson was up for his second term during the 1968 election, but he would later withdraw from the race on March 31, 1968. By 1968, the Vietnam War had escalated to hundreds of thousands of troops deployed and the war’s unpopularity in the United States was increased further by the North Vietnamese Tet Offensive in January 1968.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was given to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum Collection.
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Claire O. Crawford
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts to the LBJ Library (National Archives Identifier 189698391)
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.
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Not on view
Place Described
Vietnam
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