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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Where Hope Is..
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Where Hope Is..

Artifact ID1987.27.1
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States, 1919 - 2014)
Publisher (founded 1878)
Date ca. June 1968
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 13 1/4 in x W 11 1/4 in (33.7 cm x 28.6 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. A man swimming in the sea ("Climate of Violence in US") sees a church on an island ("Love Tolerance Humility Truth"). Caption: “Where Hope Is..”. Artist signature lower right: "Jon Kennedy”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower right: [blue] “6-8-68”.
Historical NoteRobert Kennedy was the Attorney General under his brother’s administration and became a New York senator during Johnson’s presidency. He disagreed with Johnson’s Vietnam policy and became a prominent war critic. Kennedy ran for president in 1968 as an anti-war Democratic candidate until his assassination in June 1968. This cartoon was made on June 8, two days after he was assassinated.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was given to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum Collection.
Credit LineGift of the LBJ Foundation
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
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Not on view
Place of Publication
Little Rock
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