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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Is This Right?
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Is This Right?

Artifact ID1979.190.8 (A)
Object Type Printing Plate Mold
Date ca.1940
Medium Paper mache
DimensionsOverall H 6 3/4 in x W 6 1/4 in (17.1 cm x 15.9 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionPaper cast of an editorial cartoon printing plate for the Lake Geneva Herald, Wisconsin, ca.1940-41. FDR signs a paper (“President orders US sailors to convoy duty”). Caption: "Is this right?". Additional text across the top: “‘Convoys mean shooting, shooting means war’ - F.D.R. War Means Death”. Additional text at lower left: “ ‘By the Neutrality Act… we made it clear that ships flying the American flag could not carry munitions to a belligerent. And that they must stay out of the war zones. Was that right?’ F.D.R.”. Additional text at lower left: “29”. Artist signature at lower right: "Masterson".
Historical NoteIn 1935, the first Neutrality Act banned arms sales to foreign nations that were in a war. The Neutrality Act of 1937 banned Americans from traveling on those nations' warships and from transporting weapons to nations at war. The Neutrality Act of 1939 allowed Americans to sell weapons as long as they were immediately paid for, thus banning loans.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was donated by Dr. John Roche to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum in March 1979.
Credit LineGift of John P. Roche
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts to the LBJ Library (National Archives Identifier 189698391)
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 Franklin Delano Roosevelt (American, 1882 - 1945)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Lake Geneva
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