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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Two Atlantic Partners Drive Over the Sea...
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Two Atlantic Partners Drive Over the Sea...

Artifact ID1970.2.102 (R )
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. Uncle Sam’s ship sails in the direction of a sign (“Moscow”), passes a British ship going in the direction of another sign (“Cuba”), and yells at them. The British man says, “Business is business”. A small piece of paper “22.I.64.(N)” adhered to lower right. Caption: “Zwei Atlantik-Partner fahren übers obgenannte Meer; doch beim Anblick ihrer Waren leidet ihre Stimmung sehr…[Two Atlantic Partners Drive Over the Sea, but at First Sight of the Goods, Their Voices Suffer Greatly…]”. Additional text across the bottom: “Amerika, Weizenlieferant Moskaus, mißbilligt Englands Lieferung von 400 Autobussen nach Kuba. [America, the wheat-supplier for Moscow, disapproves of England’s delivery of 400 buses to Cuba.]”. Artist signature lower left: “Leffel”.
Historical NotePresident Kennedy allowed for the trading of wheat with the USSR under the condition that it would provide jobs for US seamen, a policy that continued with President Johnson. However, only 38% of ships carrying wheat were US ships, rather than the 50% agreed-on amount. This led to criticism from maritime trade unions and condemnation for selling to Communist countries. In January 1964, the United Kingdom sold 450 buses to Cuba, breaking the United States embargo.
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
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