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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
There's Been a Change in Plans--Turn Around!
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

There's Been a Change in Plans--Turn Around!

Artifact ID1973.1.2023
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States)
Gifter
Publisher (founded 1888)
Date ca. May 1965
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 19 in x W 13 in (48.3 cm x 33 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ, a soldier, stands on the shore (“Dominican Republic”) while gunfire bursts (“Bang!” and “Rat! Tat! Tat! Tat!”) around his feet. He speaks to a man (identifiable as Fidel Castro) and other men on a boat ("Takeover") with the hammer and sickle symbol on the boat and the flag Castro carries. Caption: “There's Been a Change in Plans--Turn Around!”. Artist signature lower right: "Brooks The Birmingham News".
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower left: [blue] “make 8 by 10 photo print”. Handwritten at lower left: [strikethrough in blue] “-make 29 picas wide-”. Handwritten at lower right: “535” “71”. Handwritten at lower right: “-Tuesday- May 4th - 1965-”.
Historical NoteIn April 1965, the Dominican Revolutionary Party installed a president in the National Palace. In response, President Johnson sent Marines to the Dominican Republic to evacuate American citizens from the country, end the civil war, and establish a conservative Reformist Party government. Fidel Castro was the prime minister of Cuba during Lyndon Johnson’s presidency. Johnson believed he was responsible for attempting to establish Communism in the Dominican Republic.
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 Lyndon Johnson Presidential Library and Museum. The Lyndon Johnson Presidential Library and Museum does not warrant that the use of these 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 Fidel Castro (Cuba, 1926 - 2016)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
Dominican Republic
Place of Publication
Birmingham
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