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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
The Lone Star State
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

The Lone Star State

Artifact ID1965.28.207
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States, 1898 - 1986)
Publisher (founded 1925)
Gifter
Medium Grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 11 1/4 in x W 14 1/2 in (28.6 cm x 36.8 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. A boxing referee ("Texas Primary Voters") is counting out a downed fighter with a black eye ("Gov. Shivers") who is seeing a very large star ("LBJ"). Caption reads: "The Lone Star State". Artist signature lower right: "Jerry Doyle."
Inscriptions and Markings"Handwritten at lower left: "Regards to - Sen. Lyndon Johnson, Texas' favoriate son and one of our favorite sons. -Phila Daily News - Jerry Doyle". Handwritten at lower right: "42" "[circled and struckthrough] 45.5"
Historical NoteAllan Shivers was a Democratic governor of Texas from 1949-1957. He belonged to the Shivercrat faction, which were a group of conservative Democrats in Texas. He broke away from other Democrats when he supported Dwight Eisenhower in 1952, and later when he opposed Brown v Board of Education in 1954.
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 Allan Shivers (United States, 1907 - 1985)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
Texas
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
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