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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Vote Against the Wallace Compromise
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Vote Against the Wallace Compromise

Artifact ID1970.15.461
Object Type Cartoon Print
Maker
Gifter
Date 1968
Medium Paper
DimensionsOverall H 14 in x W 8 1/2 in (35.6 cm x 21.6 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionPrint reproduction of cartoon drawing. Single sheet. "Vote Against the Wallace Compromise…" A vulture with the head of a man (identifiable as George Wallace) sits on barbed wire above the convention center (“Democratic National Convention”). Caption: “Vote Against the Wallace Compromise”. Additional text at lower center: “Dixiebird”. Additional text at lower center: “Seat the National Democratic Party of Alabama”. Artist signature lower left: "BuRck 1968 Chicago Sun-Times”.
Historical NoteIn August 1968, the Democratic National Convention was held in Chicago and nominated Hubert Humphrey as vice-president. Because of Humphrey’s support for the Vietnam War as vice-president, many people in the Yippie and National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam organizations protested outside the convention. Earlier that year, the Tet Offensive increased opposition to the Vietnam War, the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., and the assassination of antiwar candidate Robert F. Kennedy. Fights broke out between antiwar protestors and the police, leading to the Chicago Seven trial where protest organizers were charged with crimes. Inside the convention, different groups of delegates from southern states fought to be the official delegation from that state. This cartoon depicts the issues in representing Alabama’s delegation. After the spring of 1963, when President John F. Kennedy proposed civil rights legislation and the signing of the Civil Rights Act in 1964, many conservative white southerners that otherwise agreed on Democrat domestic policy left the Democratic Party. Some supported Alabama governor George Wallace’s 1968 presidential campaign as an Independent Party candidate with a pro-segregation platform.
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 George Wallace (United States, 1919 - 1988)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
Alabama
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