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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
It Occurs to Me...
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

It Occurs to Me...

Artifact ID1965.28.190
Artist (Spain, 1912 - 1983)
Date ca. September 1965
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 19 in x W 13 in (48.3 cm x 33 cm )

Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ comments as he sits at his desk looking over papers ("Biggest Tank Battle since WWII", "81 Indian Tanks Smashed in Battle, Pakistan Claims", "One-Fifth of India's Air Force is Ruined, Pakistan says", "India Claims 52 Pakistani Tanks Destroyed in Clash", "Pakistan Knocks Out One-Third of India's Armored Strength", "Big Battle Rages in Lahore Sector". Caption reads: "It Occurs to Me That Those Are Our Planes and Tanks". Artist signature lower right: "De Alba."
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower right: "To President L.B. Johnson". Handwritten at upper right [upside down]: "421" "280".
Historical NoteAfter the partition of India in 1947, the predominantly Muslim state of Jammu and Kashmir was made a part of India instead of Pakistan. In 1965, Pakistan invaded Kashmir to take the province and was unsuccessful. Before the war, the United States had provided both Pakistan and India with military assistance and foreign aid, but afterwards Pakistan aligned itself more with China and India developed closer relations with the Soviet Union.
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
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Fully
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