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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Tapeworm in Africa
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Tapeworm in Africa

Artifact ID1970.2.102 (O)
Object Type Cartoon Clipping
Date ca. January 1964
Medium Paper
DimensionsOverall H 11 5/8 in x W 8 1/4 in (29.5 cm x 21 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionPrint reproduction of cartoon drawing. German clipping. A giant tapeworm has the face of a man (identifiable as Leonid Brezhnev). LBJ, a hunter, hides in the grass to sneak up on the worm. The worm has crushed several men while other men approach the worm. A man with a star on his helmet carries a bag of money. A man behind him carries supplies with the hammer and sickle symbol on them. A small piece of paper “10.I.64.(ZW)” adhered to lower right. Caption: “Ban-dung-wurm in Afrika [Tapeworm in Africa]”. Artist signature upper right: “H.U.W.”
Historical NoteDuring the decolonization of Africa, the Soviet Union provided financial aid to African countries. Leonid Brezhnev was the General Secretary of 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 personally, until the President donated it to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum in 1970.
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 Leonid Brezhnev (Soviet Union, 1906 - 1982)
Person Referenced Sir Alec Douglas-Home (Great Britian)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Karl Marx (Germany, 1818 - 1883)
Person Referenced Nikita Khrushchev (Soviet Union, 1894 - 1971)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
Africa
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