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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Supporters--That Don't Support
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Supporters--That Don't Support

Artifact ID1973.1.2224
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States, 1905 - 1986)
Gifter
Publisher (founded 1870)
Date ca. November 1967
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 14 1/2 in x W 11 in (36.8 cm x 27.9 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ holds up his pants because his suspenders ("Kennedy-Mansfield” and “Fulbright-Morse") have popped their buttons. A small piece of paper “McNaught Syndicate, Inc.”. Caption: “Supporters--That Don't Support”. Artist signature lower left: "Reg Manning”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at center left: “Regards to President Johnson Reg Manning 2-4-68”. Handwritten at lower left: [blue] “3 col”. Handwritten at lower right: [blue] “Mailing”. Stamped at lower right: “Nov 20 1967”.
Historical NoteSenator Wayne Morse of Oregon was a Democratic senator and one of only two senators that did not sign the Gulf of Tonkin resolution in 1964. J. William Fulbright was a Democratic senator from Arkansas. He was the head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and supported detente policies. Robert F. Kennedy was a senator from New York that spoke against Johnson's Vietnam policy. Mike Mansfield was the Senate Majority Leader while Johnson was president, and he opposed Operation Rolling Thunder. Mansfield, Kennedy, Morse, and Fulbright were prominent critics of the Johnson administration’s Vietnam policy.
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 B Johnson Presidential Library 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 Wayne Morse (United States, 1900 - 1974)
Person Referenced Mike Mansfield (United States, 1903 - 2001)
Person Referenced J. William Fulbright (United States, 1905 - 1995)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Robert F. Kennedy (United States, 1925 - 1968)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Phoenix
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