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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Well at Least It Gets Him Off My Back!
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Well at Least It Gets Him Off My Back!

Artifact ID1965.28.153
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States, 1912 - 2000)
Publisher ()
Date ca. October 1959
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 14 7/8 in x W 14 3/4 in (37.8 cm x 37.5 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. Cowboy LBJ sits on a corral fence and smiles while reading a newspaper ("Proxmire Turns Fire on Senator Morse"). Caption reads: "Well - at Least It Gets Him Off My Back!". Artist signature lower right: "Gib Crockett Washington Star."
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower left: "3 cols - Tue Oct 27". Handwritten at lower right: "10/27/59".
Historical NoteWilliam Proxmire was elected Senator of Wisconsin in 1957 to fill the seat caused by Joseph McCarthy’s death. He was a Democrat that often voted independently. Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon was initially a Republican Senator that left the Republican Party, became an independent for a couple years, and then was persuaded to join the Democrats by Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson. He did not always vote along party lines and in 1959, when this cartoon was made, he denounced Johnson’s tactics for controlling the Senate.
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 William Proxmire (United States)
Person Referenced Wayne Morse (United States, 1900 - 1974)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Washington
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