Plan on Running for Any Political Office...
Artifact ID1973.1.677
Object Type
Cartoon Drawing
Artist
Richard Yardley
(1903 - 1979)
Gifter
Richard Yardley
Medium
Ink and developer on Craftint paper
DimensionsOverall H 16 1/8 in x W 20 3/8 in (41 cm x 51.8 cm )
Physical DescriptionPhysical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. A tired LBJ ("1st. Texas Union Volunteers") is questioned by another man ("G.A.S. [Grand Army of the Senate]") who cooks a sausage over a fire under a smoke cloud ("Civil Rights Battle"). In the lower left, a doctor reads a newspaper (“Yank” “Big political pay made by boys back home” “Plenty of campaign over time”). In the background, a man (“Wayne Morse”) tries to enter an office but a man inside (“Dirksen”) angrily points to a sign (“Officers Only”). A cloud (“Last bursts from Dixie burp guns”) is in the sky. A hand (“Javits”) throws an object at some people raising their hands below, and they say “Kamerad, You All!”. A man (“Eastland”) walks nervously with his hands on his head and is followed by another man (“Douglas”). On the left, a man (“Press”) and a cat look at a pin-up poster of a woman (“L.B.J. 's New Pin-Up Miss Liberal Voter”). Caption: “Plan on Running for Any Political Office Now the War's Over?”. Artist signature lower right: "Combat cartoonist Yardley with the Army of the Potomac.”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower center: “4 col” “8 7/16 in”. Handwritten at lower right: “Editorial” “Sat AM”. Handwritten at lower right: “42.5”.
Historical NoteWhen this cartoon was made, Senator Lyndon Johnson was the Senate Majority Leader. 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
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Person Referenced
Jacob K. Javits
(United States, 1904 - 1986)
Person Referenced
Wayne Morse
(United States, 1900 - 1974)
Person Referenced
James Eastland
(United States, 1904 - 1986)
Person Referenced
Everett Dirksen
(United States, 1896 - 1969)
Person Referenced
Lyndon Baines Johnson
(United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced
Paul H. Douglas
(United States, 1892 - 1976)
In Collection(s)
Not on view