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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Now Where've Ah Heard That Before?
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Now Where've Ah Heard That Before?

Artifact ID1973.1.1115
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States, born 1935)
Publisher
Gifter
Date ca. September 1969
Medium Ink and applied shading on illustration board
DimensionsOverall H 16 1/8 in x W 22 3/8 in (41 cm x 56.8 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ sits on a porch in the desert, reading a newspaper ("Nixon Says the Time Has Come to End This War"). Caption: “Now Where've Ah Heard That Before?”. Artist signature lower right: "Garland”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at upper right: "For Lyndon Johnson - Nicholas Garland Oct. 23rd '69". Handwritten at lower left: [strikethrough] [orange] “27”. Handwritten at lower left: [orange] “44”. Stamped at lower left: [boxed] “The Daily Telegraph Published 12 Sep 1969 Art Department”. Stamped at lower right: [boxed] “The Daily Telegraph Published 17 Sep 1969 Art Department”. Handwritten at lower right: “4 col” “5”” “127”.
Historical NoteAfter leaving office in January 1969, Lyndon Johnson went to his ranch in Texas. He attended the opening of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum in 1971 and his memoirs The Vantage Point: Perspectives of the Presidency 1963–1969 was published that same year. He died of a heart attack on January 22, 1973.
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 Status(not entered)
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 Richard Nixon (United States, 1913 - 1994)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
LBJ Ranch
Place of Publication
London
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