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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Orville, Call Me Back Later About Farm Problems...
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Orville, Call Me Back Later About Farm Problems...

Artifact ID1973.1.723
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States, 1932 - 2015)
Publisher ()
Gifter
Date ca. August 1967
Medium Pencil on typing paper
DimensionsOverall H 11 in x W 8 1/2 in (27.9 cm x 21.6 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ talks on the phone while two men sit by his desk waiting. A chart ("Urban rioting") is on the wall. Caption: “Orville, Call Me Back Later About Farm Problems, Will Ya--We're Hung up with the City Right Now!”. Artist signature lower right: "Jim Berry 8-10-67”. A small piece of paper “Berry’s World” adhered to upper left.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower left: [red] “Very soon”. Handwritten at lower left: [strikethrough] [red] “Red Sticker”.
Historical NoteOver 150 race-related riots took place in cities across the country during the Long, Hot Summer of 1967 in response to unemployment, police brutality, and discrimination. In response, President Johnson authorized the Kerner Commission to investigate the causes of the riots, and politicians such as Richard Nixon campaigned on “law and order” during the 1968 presidential election. In September 1967, a commission released a report called “The People Left Behind,” which discussed rural poverty, finding that the rate of rural poverty was 25%.
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, until the President donated it to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum in 1973.
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 Lyndon Johnson Presidential Library and Museum. The Lyndon Johnson Presidential Library and Museum does not warrant that the use of these 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 Orville L. Freeman (United States, 1918 - 2003)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
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