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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Steel Prices Are up, the Senate's O.K.'d Airline...
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Steel Prices Are up, the Senate's O.K.'d Airline...

Artifact ID1973.1.2395
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States, 1920 - 1994)
Gifter
Publisher (founded 1921)
Date ca. August 1966
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 11 1/2 in x W 9 1/2 in (29.2 cm x 24.1 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. Through a window in the front of the White House, a man speaks to LBJ. Caption: “Steel Prices Are up, the Senate's O.K.'d Airline Legislation and Where Do You Want All That Rice for Luci's Wedding?”. Artist signature lower right: "Graham”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower left: [circle] [blue] “8-5-66”. Handwritten at lower center: [blue] “34 cm”. Handwritten at lower right: [blue] “r - 8 ¼”.
Historical NoteIn September 1965, Lyndon Johnson averted a steel strike by pressuring the United Steelworkers union under I. W. Abel and management under U.S. Steel Vice-President R. Conrad Cooper to come to an agreement of raising wages to $4.40 per hour with benefits. In July 1966, airline workers from the International Association of Machinists went on strike due to a lack of pay raises. Five different airlines were impacted and the strike shut down sixty percent of the commercial airline industry. President Johnson intervened and offered a settlement of a 4.5% raise that was rejected. Eventually, the strike ended with a 6% raise every three years. On August 6, 1966, Luci Johnson married Patrick Nugent at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception with a reception ceremony at the White House. The marriage was televised and highly reported on.
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 B Johnson Presidential Library 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 Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Little Rock
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