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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
My Fellow Americans --How Proud We Are...
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

My Fellow Americans --How Proud We Are...

Artifact ID1973.1.1425
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States)
Gifter
Publisher
Date ca. October 1966
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 22 in x W 14 1/2 in (55.9 cm x 36.8 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. Large LBJ profile is in the right foreground. A soldier kneels and keeps watch on the left. The landscape ("Vietnam Trip") fades into the background. In the lower right, a small figure does a salute. Caption: “My Fellow Americans --How Proud We Are of What You Are and How Proud We Are of the Way You Are Doing It.”. Additional text at lower center: “Oct 28. 1966, The Boston Traveler”. Artist signature lower right: "Dobbins”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower right: "To President Johnson with a "Well Done" from Ol' Dobbins". Handwritten at upper left: [blue] “Bring in” “Engrave”. Handwritten at upper center: [blue] “reverse lettering and reduce it”. Handwritten at upper right: “505”. Handwritten at lower left: “550”. Handwritten at lower left: [blue] “Ed. page”. Handwritten at lower center: [blue]“102 lines” “Fri p.m.”. Handwritten at lower right: “Oct 28/66”.
Historical NoteIn October 1966, President Johnson visited troops stationed at Cam Ranh Bay in South Vietnam.
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 Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
Vietnam
Place of Publication
Boston
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