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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 Clipping
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Cartoon Clipping

Artifact ID1970.2.102 (EE)
Object Type Cartoon Clipping
Date ca. February 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. LBJ opens the door to a store (“Johnson Ausland Hilfe Foreign Aid”). There are signs (“No Cubans allowed” and (“Kein Verkauf an Cubaner [No sales to Cubans]”) on the door and on the window. He looks at a man (identifiable as Fidel Castro) trading with three other men (identifiable as Sir Alec Douglas-Home, Charles de Gaulle, and Nikita Khrushchev). A small piece of paper “28.II.64.(B)” adhered to lower right. Artist signature lower left: “Jüsp”.
Historical NoteIn 1962, President Kennedy placed a full embargo on Cuba, while President Johnson later tried to get other American countries to join in on the embargo. Meanwhile, many European countries continued to trade with Cuba.
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 Sir Alec Douglas-Home (Great Britian)
Person Referenced Charles de Gaulle (France, 1890 - 1970)
Person Referenced Fidel Castro (Cuba, 1926 - 2016)
Person Referenced Nikita Khrushchev (Soviet Union, 1894 - 1971)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
CubaUSSR
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