Skip to main content
Collections Menu
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Still in the Saddle
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Still in the Saddle

Artifact ID1991.36.32
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States, 1899 - 1977)
Medium Ink and pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 16 in x W 14 in (40.6 cm x 35.6 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ says, "Excuse my dust," while his horse runs away from a group of men ("Yarborough-Gore-Douglas-Etc.") who are overwhelmed by the dust cloud ("51-11 victory in fight over authority to name policy committee") behind LBJ. Caption: “Still in the Saddle”. Artist signature lower left: "Ferman Martin”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at upper right: [red] “48”.
Historical NoteThe Southern Manifesto was a response to the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education. Southern senators attempted "massive resistance" to integration. Al Gore Sr. and Lyndon Baines Johnson were among the few Southern senators that did not sign the document.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was a gift from Mrs. Philip Martin to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum on July 26, 1991.
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Philip Martin
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts to the LBJ Library (National Archives Identifier 189698391)
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 Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Albert Gore Sr. (United States, 1907 - 1998)
Person Referenced Paul H. Douglas (United States, 1892 - 1976)
Person Referenced Ralph W. Yarborough (United States, 1903 - 1996)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Related Links