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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
To Heck with Your Old Credibility Gap!
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

To Heck with Your Old Credibility Gap!

Artifact ID1973.1.2239
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist
Gifter
Publisher ()
Date ca. October 1968
Medium Ink and applied shading on illustration board
DimensionsOverall H 20 in x W 15 in (50.8 cm x 38.1 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ, wearing a pin ("Just Call Me Grandpa"), sits in a rocking chair and holds out a box of cigars ("It's a Girl!"). Lyn Nugent, on his arm, stares down at a baby basket and a dog at LBJ's feet. Caption: “To Heck with Your Old Credibility Gap!”. Artist signature lower right: "Ralph Vinson”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at upper right: “390”. Handwritten at lower left: [red] “States Editorial”. Handwritten at lower right: [red] “5 ¾”” “Sat. Oct. 26, 1968”.
Historical NotePresident Johnson was a very doting grandfather when his first grandchildren, Patrick Lyndon Nugent and Lucinda Robb, were born. The credibility gap refers to the public skepticism about the Vietnam War due to a gap in what the Johnson administration officially told the public and what seemed to be true.
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 Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Patrick Lyndon Nugent (United States, born 1967)
Person Referenced Lucinda Robb (United States, born 1968)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
New Orleans
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