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.
A Complete Agreement--Everything's Rosy
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

A Complete Agreement--Everything's Rosy

Artifact ID1973.1.2051
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist
Gifter
Publisher ()
Date ca. August 1967
Medium Ink and applied shading on illustration board
DimensionsOverall H 20 in x W 15 in (50.8 cm x 38.1 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ and a man (“Chancellor Kiesinger”) shake hands, each with their fingers crossed. A strawman ("NATO") with a gun sits on a container ("West European Alliance Problems"). An axe ("Proposed Troop Cutback") sits beside him on the floor. Caption: “A Complete Agreement--Everything's Rosy”. Artist signature lower right: "Vinson”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower left: “442”. Handwritten at lower left: [red] “States Editorial”. Handwritten at lower center: [red] “5 ¾””. Handwritten at lower right: [red] “Fri - Aug 18, 1967”.
Historical NoteIn August 1967, West German Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger met with Lyndon Johnson to announce troop cutbacks due to budget problems. This alarmed the Johnson administration because it would mean less defenses against the Soviet Union and its allies.
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 Kurt Kiesinger (Germany, 1904 - 1988)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Subjects
NATOEurope
Place Described
Europe
Place of Publication
New Orleans
Related Links