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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Family Target
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Family Target

Artifact ID1965.28.73
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States, 1907 - 1981)
Publisher (founded 1885)
Gifter
Date ca. April 1959
Medium Ink and grease pencil on illustration board
DimensionsOverall H 11 in x W 15 1/4 in (27.9 cm x 38.7 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. A donkey wearing shorts and a t-shirt ("Young Democrats") fires a stone at LBJ using a sling shot, but misses. The U.S. Capitol is in the background. Caption reads: "Family Target". Artist signature lower right: "Bill McClanahan - Dallas News".
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten lower right: "To the senior Senator with best regards-"
Historical NoteJohn F. Kennedy appealed to a younger base of Democratic voters. In a 1956 speech at Winston-Salem to the Young Democrats of North Carolina, Kennedy criticized the Eisenhower administration for having few young people in its offices and promised progressive policies from his own political party. He would later speak at many other events for Young Democrats and young professionals.
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 Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Dallas
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