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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Cartoon Drawing
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Cartoon Drawing

Artifact ID1973.1.1807
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Publisher ()
Date ca. March 1966
Medium Ink and grease pencil 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 welcomes a woman (“Prime Minister Indira Gandhi”) to the White House. A man carries her luggage ("India's Many Problems”, “Famine”, “Poverty") and is followed by a huge stork ("India's Increasing Population Explosion"). Artist signature lower left: "Temple”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower left: “T-P Tuesday Mar 29”. Handwritten at lower center: “35 Picas”. Handwritten at upper right: [circle] [illegible].
Historical NoteThe Bihar famine of 1966-1967 was a famine in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh caused by a decrease in grain production and rise in grain prices. Indira Gandhi was the prime minister of India when this cartoon was made.
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 Indira Gandhi (India, 1917 - 1984)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
India
Place of Publication
New Orleans
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