Don't Forget Anything!
Artifact ID1973.1.2651
Object Type
Cartoon Drawing
Artist
Jim Dobbins
(United States)
Gifter
Jim Dobbins
Date
ca. December 1968
Medium
Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 14 5/8 in x W 21 7/8 in (37.1 cm x 55.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionPhysical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ runs off with a fishing pole on his shoulder. Richard Nixon ("'69") calls out, pointing to logs ("Vietnam”, “Cities”, Inflation", "Mideast ", "Germany ", and “Gold”) on fire. A small figure holds a sign (“Happy New Year”). Caption: “Don't Forget Anything!”. Additional text at lower right: “12-31-69 Boston Herald-Traveler”. Artist signature lower center: "Jim Dobbins”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower left: “To President Johnson, with a smile,”. Handwritten at lower left: [blue] “Off-Ed Page”. Handwritten at lower center: [blue] “130 lines” “Tues AM”. Handwritten at lower right: [blue] “30%” “Benday on Stocks” “12-31-68”. Handwritten at lower right: “495”.
Historical NoteRichard Nixon won the 1968 presidential election. On January 20, 1969, he was inaugurated as president and Lyndon Johnson left office. Nixon inherited the Vietnam War and its peace talks. When Lyndon B. Johnson signed the 1964 Revenue Act that decreased income taxes and refused to raise taxes, spending by consumers and businesses increased. Along with government spending from the Vietnam War and Great Society, all of this increase of demand led to inflation. To slow down the economy and prevent further inflation, either spending had to be cut or taxes had to be raised.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
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Person Referenced
Richard Nixon
(United States, 1913 - 1994)
Person Referenced
Lyndon Baines Johnson
(United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication