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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Cartoon Drawing
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Cartoon Drawing

Artifact ID1973.1.2196
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist
Gifter
Publisher ()
Date ca. December 1967
Medium Ink and applied shading on illustration board
DimensionsOverall H 20 in x W 15 in (50.8 cm x 38.1 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ sits beside a fireplace surrounded by headlines (“Vietn[am]”, “Sen. Fulbright Says…in Vietnam”, “Vietnam”, “Protest March”, “Sen. Kennedy La…”, “Sen. McCarthy Blasts”, “Vietnam Battle”, “Polls Show LBJ at…Congres[s]”, and “McNamara Quits Rumors Goldberg Leaving UN”). On LBJ’s stocking there is a note ("All I want is the good old days of '64 when my biggest problem was Goldwater"). Artist signature lower right: "Ralph Vinson”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower left: “442”. Handwritten at lower left: [red] “States Editorial”. Handwritten at lower center: [red] “5 ¾””. Handwritten at lower right: [red] “Mon-Dec 18, 1967”.
Historical NoteJ. William Fulbright was a Democratic senator from Arkansas. He was the head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and supported detente policies. Robert F. Kennedy was a senator from New York that spoke against Johnson's Vietnam policy. McCarthy, Kennedy, and Fulbright were prominent critics of the Johnson administration’s Vietnam policy. Minnesota Senator Eugene McCarthy ran for president in 1968 during the Democratic primaries as an antiwar candidate, announcing his campaign on November 30, 1967. The Antiwar Movement (1964-1973) emerged in response to the Vietnam War and included many activist groups such as the Students for a Democratic Society and the Yippies and used tactics such as mass demonstrations, sit-ins, teach-ins, and guerilla theater.
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
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 Robert F. Kennedy (United States, 1925 - 1968)
Person Referenced Eugene J. McCarthy (United States, 1916 - 2005)
Person Referenced Arthur J. Goldberg (United States, 1908 - 1990)
Person Referenced J. William Fulbright (United States, 1905 - 1995)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Robert McNamara (United States, 1916 - 2009)
Person Referenced Barry Goldwater (United States, 1909 - 1998)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
New Orleans
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