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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
If All the Democrats Fighting Each Other...
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

If All the Democrats Fighting Each Other...

Artifact ID1973.1.149
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Publisher ()
Date ca. April 1968
Medium Ink on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 10 1/2 in x W 9 3/8 in x D (26.7 cm x 23.8 cm x 0 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. Hospital orderlies carry a bandaged patient out of a building ("NYS Democratic Hq.") as two more carry an empty stretcher in. Another man is crashing through a nearby window. Caption: “If All the Democrats Fighting Each Other in Primaries Were in Vietnam We Could Win the War”. Artist signature lower right: "Pearson”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower center: "To Lyndon Johnson, a great President. Sincerely, Charles D. Pearson". Handwritten at lower right: “4/29/68”.
Historical NoteIn April 1968, when this cartoon was made, Lyndon B. Johnson had just withdrawn from the Democratic primaries on March 31. Antiwar Senator Eugene McCarthy won Wisconsin on April 2 and Robert F. Kennedy had entered the race on March 16. On April 27, Hubert Humphrey entered 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 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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Place of Publication
Albany
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