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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
I Can Sympathize, Lyndon...
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

I Can Sympathize, Lyndon...

Artifact ID1973.1.1323
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States, 1909 - 1992)
Gifter
Publisher (founded 1829)
Date ca. May 1967
Medium Ink and applied shading on illustration board
DimensionsOverall H 11 5/8 in x W 13 1/2 in (29.5 cm x 34.3 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. Lady Bird is knitting a long baby garment with a tag (“For Baby Bird”) and speaks to LBJ who sits discouraged with a document ("Vietnam") in his hand. Caption: “I Can Sympathize, Lyndon, I Don't Know How to End This Either”. Artist signature lower right: "John Fawcett”. Additional text at lower right: “Providence Bulletin”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower right: "To President and Mrs. Johnson with sincere wishes". Handwritten at lower right: “May 1967”. Stamped at center left: [red] [illegible].
Historical NoteNorth Vietnam did not want to recognize the government of South Vietnam and had the goal of reunification, while South Vietnam did not recognize the National Liberation Front. Meanwhile, the United States followed Containment policy, hoping to keep Communism from diffusing to other Southeast Asian nations, and aimed to leave Vietnam without the humiliation of defeat. Patrick Lyndon Nugent, President Johnson’s first grandchild, was born in 1967.
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 Lady Bird Johnson (United States, 1912 - 2007)
Person Referenced Patrick Lyndon Nugent (United States, born 1967)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
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Not on view
Place of Publication
Providence
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