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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 Americans Have Been Drubbed at Croquet...
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

The Americans Have Been Drubbed at Croquet...

Artifact ID1973.1.2008
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist
Medium Ink and applied shading on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 11 7/8 in x W 16 3/4 in (30.2 cm x 42.5 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ holds a croquet mallet in his hand and looks dismayed as a man (identifiable as Harold Wilson) hits a ricocheting ball past all the wickets ("Defense”, “Cabinet”, “the Pound”, “Common Market”, “Common-wealth Trade Wishbone”, “Nationalized Steel”, and “Rhodesia"). Caption: “The Americans Have Been Drubbed at Croquet by the British. 'You Play a Primitive Game,' Sniffed One London Host. 'The Kind We Used to Play Fifty Years Ago.' -News Report”. Artist signature lower left: "Draper Hill”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower left: “51 ½”.
Historical NoteDuring the mid-1960s, the British government overspent due to its overseas defense policies. In this cartoon, the ball rolls toward Rhodesia, which declared independence from the United Kingdom on November 11, 1965. The UK responded with economic sanctions.
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)
Person Referenced Harold Wilson (Great Britian, 1916 - 1995)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
ParisRhodesia
Place of Publication
Worcester
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