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Image courtesy of the LBJ Library, Museum Artifact Collection, Artifact No. 1965.28.25
Image courtesy of the LBJ Library, Museum Artifact Collection, Artifact No. 1965.28.25
Gene BassetUnited States, born 1927

United States Coast Guard (1944-1948)

Cartoonist at the Indianapolis Times (1951-1953)

Caricaturist for the Brooklyn Eagle

Cartoonist for the Boston Post

Teacher at the Famous Artist School (1957-1962)

Political Cartoonist for the Honolulu-Star Bull (1961-1962)

Chief Editorial Cartoonist for Scripps-Howard Newspapers (1962-1981)

Editorial Cartoonist for the Atlanta Journal (1982-1992)

Gene Basset began his career at the Indianapolis Times as a sketch artist, the Brooklyn Eagle as a theatrical caricaturist, and the Boston Post as a sports cartoonist. Basset traveled to Hawaii in 1961, after teaching at the Famous Artists School in Westport, Connecticut, to work as a editorial cartoonist for the Hawaii Star Bulletin. After that, Basset worked as an editorial cartoonist for the Scripps-Howard Newspapers from 1962 to 1981 and the Atlanta Journal from 1982 to 1992.

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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Mr. President
1988.71.601
Gene Basset
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Captain, I'm Replacing You...
1965.28.24
Gene Basset
ca. September 1965
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S'long Chief...
1966.64.8
Gene Basset
ca. April 1966
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Presidential Backing
1965.28.23
Gene Basset
ca. September 1965
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In Time, Dick, You May Want to Alter...
1973.1.469
Gene Basset
ca. November 1968
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The President Would Like to By-Pass the Press...
1966.64.7
Gene Basset
ca. January 1966
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And Watch out for That Bushy-Haired One...
1973.1.245
Gene Basset
ca. March 1967
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Frankly, I Don't Find George Wallace Very Funny.
1973.1.247
Gene Basset
ca. May 1967
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I've Decided Not to Oppose Him.
1973.1.304
Gene Basset
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I've Heard About Big Texans but This Is Ridiculous
1965.28.21
Gene Basset
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You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet...
1965.28.26
Gene Basset
ca. October 1965
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Congratulations, Mr. President...
1973.1.2958
Gene Basset
ca. June 1968
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