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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
It's a Lady!
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

It's a Lady!

Artifact ID1973.1.1822
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States, 1923 - 1994)
Gifter
Date ca. March 1967
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 14 1/2 in x W 9 7/8 in (36.8 cm x 25.1 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. In a room ("Ye Olde Nuclear Club"), LBJ and two men (identifiable as Charles de Gaulle and Harold Wilson) are shocked as the doorman announces the arrival of a woman (identifiable as Indira Gandhi) ("India"). In background, a man (identifiable as Andrei Gromyko) peers over the door and another man (identifiable as Mao Tse-Tung) clings to his atom bomb. A small piece of paper “Copley Newspapers” adhered to lower right. Caption: “It's a Lady!”. Artist signature lower right: "Bob Stevens”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower center: "To our president with best wishes Bob Stevens”.
Historical NoteIn 1967, India began developing nuclear weapons. India would later detonate its first nuclear bomb in 1974. At that time, the other nuclear powers were the United States, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, France, and China.
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 Mao Tse-tung (China, 1893 - 1976)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Harold Wilson (Great Britian, 1916 - 1995)
Person Referenced Charles de Gaulle (France, 1890 - 1970)
Person Referenced Indira Gandhi (India, 1917 - 1984)
Person Referenced Leonid Brezhnev (Soviet Union, 1906 - 1982)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
La Jolla
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