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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 ID1965.28.208
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (1939 - 2022)
Gifter
Medium Grease pencil on drawing paper
Dimensions8 3/8 × 10 1/8 in. (21.3 × 25.7 cm)
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. Standing on an island "Cuba", a man (identifiable as Fidel Castro) is in stand-off with cowboy LBJ, who standing near "Guantanamo". Castro guards a water spigot between them with a "U.S.S.R." machine gun in his holster. Artist signature lower right: "Dick Edney."
Historical NoteIn February 1964, the Cuban government shut off the water supply to the Guantanamo Naval Base. In response, President Johnson and Robert McNamara, the Secretary of Defense, resolved this by providing water through the importation of freshwater and desalination of saltwater.
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 Fidel Castro (Cuban, 1926 - 2016)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (American, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
CubaUSSRGuantanamo Bay
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