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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
I Want to Get into the Picture, Too!
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

I Want to Get into the Picture, Too!

Artifact ID1973.1.115
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (1914 - 2005)
Gifter
Date ca. December 1967
Medium Ink and applied shading on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 14 1/4 in x W 11 1/4 in (36.2 cm x 28.6 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ sits in a chair before a TV camera smiling down at a small boy ("McCarthy") who is reaching up to wave at the camera. McCarthy holds a sign ("Equal Time!"). A small piece of paper “The Hartford Times” adhered to lower right. Caption: “I Want to Get into the Picture, Too!”. Artist signature lower right: "Ed Valtman ‘67”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower center: “To LBJ with best wishes Ed Valtman Jan. 11. 1968”. Handwritten at upper right: [circle] “Dec. 28”.
Historical NoteLyndon Johnson was very involved with the media, but unlike Dwight Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy, he had less televised news conferences and more informal interviews. President Johnson paid close attention to the media as well and kept three televisions in the Oval Office. Minnesota Senator Eugene McCarthy ran for president in 1968 during the Democratic primaries as an antiwar candidate, announcing his campaign on November 30, 1967.
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.
Person Referenced Eugene J. McCarthy (United States, 1916 - 2005)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Hartford
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