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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Route '68
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Route '68

Artifact ID1973.1.574
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Publisher ()
Date ca. December 1967
Medium Ink, grease pencil and applied shading on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 12 3/4 in x W 18 1/2 in (32.4 cm x 47 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ drives down a road ("All the Way with LBJ") road with a donkey following in the car behind him. The back of LBJ’s car reads “Follow the lead car”. A man ("Sen McCarthy") sets up a sign post ("Alternate Route") and another man (“R.F.K.”) stands by. Caption: “Route '68”. Additional text at lower right: “New Orleans Times-Picayune - Dec 4, 1967”. Artist signature lower left: "Eldon Pletcher”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower left: [blue] "For the President, with very best wishes”.
Historical NotePresident Johnson was up for his second term during the 1968 election, but he would later withdraw from the race on March 31, 1968. Minnesota Senator Eugene McCarthy ran for president in 1968 during the Democratic primaries as an antiwar candidate. New York Senator Robert F. Kennedy ran for president in 1968 as a Democrat with an anti-war platform until his assassination in June 1968. "All the way with LBJ" was Johnson's campaign slogan.
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 Robert F. Kennedy (United States, 1925 - 1968)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Eugene J. McCarthy (United States, 1916 - 2005)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
New Orleans
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