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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Now, If I Had Been Playing Your Cards...
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Now, If I Had Been Playing Your Cards...

Artifact ID1965.28.82
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist
Gifter
Publisher
Date ca. September 1965
Medium Ink on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 17 in x W 13 3/4 in (43.2 cm x 34.9 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ and a man ("Dominican Crisis") are playing cards at a table. Another man ("Senator Fulbright") stands over LBJ's shoulder and handles LBJ's cards while looking at a mirror ("Hindsight") which shows the cards of the other player. Caption reads: "Now, If I Had Been Playing Your Cards...". Artist signature lower left: "Shaw McCutcheon".
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at bottome center: "To President Lyndon B. Johnson with very best wishes, Shaw McCutcheon" "Spokesman Review September, 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.
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 J. William Fulbright (United States, 1905 - 1995)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
Dominican Republic
Place of Publication
Spokane
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