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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Even If You Don't Care...
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Even If You Don't Care...

Artifact ID1965.28.260
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (1927 - 1999)
Publisher ()
Gifter
Date ca. February 1960
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 19 in x W 14 1/4 in (48.3 cm x 36.2 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. A drunk man, holding bottle ("Old Filibuster South"), clings to a parking meter in the snow. LBJ, as a woman ("Johnson's Civil Rights Compromise"), clutches her exhausted baby ("Johnson's Candidacy") and pleads with him. Caption reads: "Even If You Don't Care About Your Health - Even If You Don't Care About Me - Think About the BABY!". Artist signature LR: "Hugh Haynie The Courier-Journal".Handwritten at lower right: "
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower right: "To Senator Lyndon Johnson - with sincere best wishes -".
Historical NoteIn 1960, Johnson ran for the Democratic nomination for president. When the Democratic front-runner and fellow senator John F. Kennedy offered Johnson the VP spot on the ticket, the two men compromised and the Kennedy-Johnson ticket won in the 1960 presidential election. Because southern white segregationists formed a significant portion of the Democratic Party until the early 1960s, President Johnson tried not to alienate them earlier in his political career. He weakened the Civil Rights Act of 1957 so that it would pass through the Senate and not break up the Democratic Party. The Civil Rights Act of 1960 made it illegal to prevent someone from registering to vote. While the act was not very effective, it provided proof for voter disenfranchisement and paved the way for the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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 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 Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Louisville
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