It's an Odd Sensation--Being Walloped...
Artifact ID1973.1.2288
Object Type
Cartoon Drawing
Artist
Bob Taylor
(United States, 1932 - 2022)
Gifter
Bob Taylor
Publisher
Dallas Times Herald
(founded 1888)
Date
ca. February 1966
Medium
Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 14 in x W 11 in (35.6 cm x 27.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionPhysical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ sits stunned, holding his head as a giant dove ("Head 'Dove' -Sen. Morse") strides away. The olive branch drops leaves ("Attacks on LBJ's Viet-Dominican Policies-Peace Corps nominations etc."). Caption: “It's an Odd Sensation--Being Walloped with an Olive Branch”. Artist signature lower right: "Bob Taylor”.
Historical NotePro-war “hawks” supported escalating the war to stop the spread of Communism in Southeast Asia. Pro-war figures believed that the war could be won if the United States had enough public support. Anti-war “doves” included both people who opposed the war ideologically, considering it to be unjust, and people who just believed the war was unwinnable. Senator Wayne Morse was a Democratic senator from Oregon. In 1964, he was only one of two senators that did not sign the Gulf of Tonkin resolution and he was a critic of the Johnson administration’s Vietnam policy.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
Wayne Morse
(United States, 1900 - 1974)
Person Referenced
Lyndon Baines Johnson
(United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced
Bill Moyers
(United States, born 1934)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
Place of Publication