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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Big, Aren't They?
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Big, Aren't They?

Artifact ID1973.1.15
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (1912 - 2000)
Gifter
Publisher ()
Date ca. April 1968
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 18 3/4 in x W 14 3/4 in (47.6 cm x 37.5 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. Humphrey and two other men (“McCarthy” and “RFK”) hold their shoes and look at a pair of large cowboy boots (“LBJ”). Caption: “Big, Aren't They?”. Artist signature lower right: "Gib Crockett © The Washington Star 4-2-68”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower right: "Happy days, Mr. President...my picture speaks for me!". Handwritten at lower left: “31 picas Tues - Apr. 2 ‘68”.
Historical NoteNew York Senator Robert F. Kennedy, a prominent critic of the Vietnam War, ran for president in 1968 as a Democrat with an anti-war platform until his assassination in June 1968. Minnesota Senator Eugene McCarthy ran for president in 1968 during the Democratic primaries as an antiwar candidate. Vice President Hubert Humphrey ran for president in 1968 after Lyndon Johnson withdrew from the race. Although Humphrey secured the Democratic nomination, his association with Lyndon Johnson and the Vietnam War split the Democratic Party and hurt his campaign.
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 Baines Johnson Library and Museum 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 Note© The Washington Star, 1968
 Copyright 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 Eugene J. McCarthy (American, 1916 - 2005)
Person Referenced Robert F. Kennedy (American, 1925 - 1968)
Person Referenced Hubert H. Humphrey (American, 1911 - 1978)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (American, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Washington
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