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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Hurry, Doc! I Think He's Sinking Fast!
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Hurry, Doc! I Think He's Sinking Fast!

Artifact ID1973.1.2768
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (1933 - 2021)
Publisher ()
Gifter
Date 1965
Medium Ink and applied shading on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 14 1/4 in x W 11 in (36.2 cm x 27.9 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. A man (identifiable as George Wallace) talks to a man ("Alabama Circuit Court") holding a syringe for a drug ("Voting Rights Bill Unconstitutional"). Wallace looks at a skeleton patient ("Segregationist Politics") in bed with a Confederate flag pillow. Caption: “Hurry, Doc! I Think He's Sinking Fast!”. Artist signature lower right: "Bill Sanders”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower right: “For President Johnson with best wishes and thanks for helping ‘retire’ these bones!”.
Historical NoteOn August 4, 1965, Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, which banned literacy tests and poll taxes and provided federal oversight to ensure that new voting laws weren’t discriminatory. George Wallace was the governor of Alabama and a segregationist.
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 B Johnson Presidential Library 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 George Wallace (United States, 1919 - 1988)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
Alabama
Place of Publication
Kansas City
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