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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Key Club?
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Key Club?

Artifact ID1973.1.376
Publisher (founded 1846)
Date ca. September 1966
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 14 in x W 12 1/4 in (35.6 cm x 31.1 cm )

Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. A large man ("$1000 Member of Presidents Club") twirls his key chain while standing in front of a fence with a padlock ("Favored Treatment by Govt"). Caption: “Key Club?”. Artist signature lower left: "Morris”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower right: [blue] "To President Johnson-John Milt Morris".
Historical NoteThe President’s Club informally refers to the close friends and allies of the president who raised funds for him.
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
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Fully
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