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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Ellsworth, How Would You Like to Sit down...
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Ellsworth, How Would You Like to Sit down...

Artifact ID1973.1.1826
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (1906 - 1992)
Publisher ()
Gifter
Date ca. April 1965
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 22 5/8 in x W 14 1/4 in (57.5 cm x 36.2 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. Seated at desk, LBJ offers a paper ("Go drink Sea Water and send us $500 Million --UAR") to a man (“Special Envoy Bunker”). Bunker has a footprint ("'Take your aid and go to hell!' Sukarno") on his rear. Caption: “Ellsworth, How Would You Like to Sit down with Nasser and Mend Relations?”. Artist signature lower center: "L. D. Warren".
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower center: “33 ½ picas” “Mon 26 Apr 65”.
Historical NoteIndonesian President Sukarno maintained strong relations with both China and the Soviet Union. In September 1965, the year this cartoon was made, a Western-backed military coup would oust Sukarno from power, leading to mass killings of suspected communists and sympathizers. Ellsworth Bunker was a United States ambassador.
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 Ellsworth Bunker (United States, 1894 - 1984)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
EgyptIndonesia
Place of Publication
Cincinnati
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