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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Frosty the NO-Man
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Frosty the NO-Man

Artifact ID1973.1.302
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (Irish-born American, 1908 - 1969)
Publisher (founded 1903)
Gifter
Date ca. January 1968
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 14 3/4 in x W 11 1/2 in (37.5 cm x 29.2 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. A grim-faced snowman ("Ways and Means Chairman Wilbur Mills") is unaffected by heat from the sun, which has the face of LBJ ("Tax Hike"). Caption: “Frosty the NO-Man”. Artist signature lower right: "Robinson”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at upper center: “Sat Jan-20-68”. Handwritten at upper center: [underline] “News”. Handwritten at lower left: “6 ¾”. Handwritten at lower left: [red] “64”.
Historical NoteWhen Lyndon B. Johnson signed the 1964 Revenue Act that decreased income taxes and refused to raise taxes, spending by consumers and businesses increased. Along with government spending from the Vietnam War and Great Society, all of this increase of demand led to inflation. Raising taxes would decrease inflation. In January 1967, Johnson pushed for a 6% surcharge on income taxes. In August, this request increased to 10% and it was passed in June 1968 as the Revenue and Expenditure Control Act of 1968. Wilbur Mills was an Arkansas House Representative in the Democratic Party. He was on the House Ways and Means Committee. When President Johnson proposed raising the surtax to pay for the Vietnam War, Mills refused until Johnson lowered federal spending, so he did.
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 Wilbur Mills (United States, 1909 - 1992)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Indianapolis
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