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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Would It Be Possible to End This Fight Without Killing the Bull?
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Would It Be Possible to End This Fight Without Killing the Bull?

Artifact ID1973.1.1994
Object Type Cartoon, Political
Publisher ()
Gifter
Artist (Spain, 1912 - 1983)
Date ca. May 1965
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
Dimensions19 1/8 × 13 1/8 in. (48.6 × 33.3 cm)
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. In a bull ring, toreador LBJ speaks across the barricade to fellow bull fighters ("McNamara” and “Rusk"). The bull ("Dominican Rebels") stands in the center of the ring with banderillas stuck in its shoulders. Caption: “Would It Be Possible to End This Fight Without Killing the Bull?”. Artist signature lower right: "De Alba.".
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at upper right: [underline] “42.5 3 cols” “28.5 2 cols” “Thu.”. Handwritten at upper center: [strikethrough] [illegible]. Handwritten at upper center: [circle] [strikethrough] [illegible].
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. Robert McNamara was the Secretary of Defense and Dean Rusk was the Secretary of State.
Additional Details
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 Note(c) Joaquin De Alba
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Person Referenced Robert McNamara (United States, 1916 - 2009)
Person Referenced Dean Rusk (United States, 1909 - 1994)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
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