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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
What We Need, Alexei, Is a Bridge...
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

What We Need, Alexei, Is a Bridge...

Artifact ID1973.1.1855
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (1906 - 1992)
Gifter
Publisher ()
Date ca. December 1966
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 22 7/8 in x W 14 1/8 in (58.1 cm x 35.9 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. A man (identifiable as Charles De Gaulle) talks to another man (identifiable as Alexei Kosygin) as they walk across a brick bridge ("Under Construction US-East Europe Bridge") that crumbles underneath them. They step on LBJ, who is under the bridge laying bricks. Caption: “​​What We Need, Alexei, Is a Bridge Between East and West!”. Artist signature lower left: "L. D. Warren”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower center: “33 ½ picas” “Thu 8 Dec 66”.
Historical NoteIn 1966, Charles de Gaulle withdrew France from NATO because he believed that NATO advantaged the relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom over France and he wanted France to have its own nuclear power and pursue detente with the Soviet Union.
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 Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Charles de Gaulle (France, 1890 - 1970)
Person Referenced Aleksey N. Kosygin (Soviet Union, 1904 - 1980)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Subjects
Cold War
Place of Publication
Cincinnati
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