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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
What's This About Bipartisanship Being Dead?
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

What's This About Bipartisanship Being Dead?

Artifact ID1965.28.142
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States, 1912 - 2000)
Publisher ()
Date ca. February 1957
Medium Ink and applied shading on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 14 3/4 in x W 13 1/2 in (37.5 cm x 34.3 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. President Eisenhower ("Ike") and a man ("Dulles") stand outside speaking about a sign ("No sanctions against Israel, signed Majority Leader Johnson Minority Leader Leader Knowland") attached to a colonnade. Caption reads: "What's This About Bipartisanship Being Dead?". Artist signature lower left: "Gib Crockett Washington Star."
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower left: "3 cols - Wed - Feb 20 -".
Historical NoteIn 1956, Senator Lyndon Johnson was the Senate Majority Leader and William Knowland was the Minority Leader. Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal in July 1956. In response Israel, the United Kingdom, and France invaded Egypt. The United States and Soviet Union managed to get the three invaders to withdraw, but during the Suez Crisis, the Suez Canal was closed from October 1956 - March 1957.
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 Dwight D. Eisenhower (United States, 1890 - 1969)
Person Referenced William F. Knowland (United States, 1908 - 1974)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced John Foster Dulles (United States, 1888 - 1959)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
Israel
Place of Publication
Washington
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