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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Which Calls for Nerves of Steel
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Which Calls for Nerves of Steel

Artifact ID1998.25.14
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States, 1913 - 1982)
Publisher ()
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 14 3/8 in x W 11 3/8 in (36.5 cm x 28.9 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ walks across a steel framework girder while balancing two men ("Labor" and "Management") on a pole. Caption: “Which Calls for Nerves of Steel”. Artist signature lower left: "Crawford NEA”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower left: “342 col” “355”. Handwritten at lower center: [strikethrough] [circle] “4”. Handwritten at lower right: [illegible] “548”. Handwritten at lower right: [strikethrough] “323”.
Historical NoteIn September 1965, Lyndon Johnson averted a steel strike by pressuring the United Steelworkers union under I. W. Abel and management under U.S. Steel Vice-President R. Conrad Cooper to come to an agreement of raising wages to $4.40 per hour with benefits.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was given to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum Collection.
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Claire O. Crawford
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts to the LBJ Library (National Archives Identifier 189698391)
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)
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Subjects
StrikeSteel
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