Well There Is One Little Hitch!
Artifact ID1989.32.1
Object Type
Cartoon Drawing
Medium
Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 15 1/4 in x W 12 1/2 in (38.7 cm x 31.8 cm )
Physical DescriptionPhysical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ talks on the phone while looking at a paper ("'68 Campaign Plans"). An enormous man ("Viet War") perches behind him. Caption: “Well There Is One Little Hitch!”. Artist signature lower right: "Frank Evers”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower right: “48”.
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 a gift to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Credit LineGift of R. C. Vaugh
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
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Person Referenced
Lyndon Baines Johnson
(United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view