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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
He'd Rather Fight Than Switch
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

He'd Rather Fight Than Switch

Artifact ID1988.12.87
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (1914 - 1978)
Date ca. March 1967
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 18 1/2 in x W 12 1/2 in (47 cm x 31.8 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ, with a black eye, holds a paper ("Viet Policy") and clenches his fists. Caption: “He'd Rather Fight Than Switch”. Artist signature lower left: "Roberts”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower right: “3/16/67”. Handwritten at lower center: [illegible].
Historical NoteIn August 1964, US ships were seemingly attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin, leading to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution that allowed President Johnson to take military action. In February 1965, Johnson authorized Operation Rolling Thunder to bomb North Vietnam. By 1965, President Johnson escalated the conflict to a full-scale war and over 1967, there were 500,000 American troops in Vietnam.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was a gift from Marguerite Roberts (Mrs. William E. Roberts) to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum on May 31, 1988.
Credit LineGift of Marguerite Roberts
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)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Subjects
Vietnam War
Place of Publication
Cleveland
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