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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Through Train
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Through Train

Artifact ID1965.28.356
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States, 1905 - 1986)
Publisher (founded 1870)
Gifter
Date ca. August 1965
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 14 1/2 in x W 11 in (36.8 cm x 27.9 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. A train ("Administration Program") with LBJ's face and rolled paper ("$") passengers speeds past a man ("Sen. Morse) who is pushed away by the air pressure. Morse holds two signs ("Get Out of Vietnam" "Stop Foreign Aid!") and small papers ("Where are we going? "Why?") litter the ground. Caption reads: "Through Train". Artist signature lower left: "Reg Manning [drawing of a cactus]". Additional text at lower right: "McNaught Syndicate, Inc.".
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at upper right: "Clear the track for LBJ! Reg Manning [drawing of a cactus] 9-17-65". Handwritten and stamped across bottom: "3 col" "Aug 26 1965" "Mailing".
Historical NoteSenator Wayne Morse of Oregon was a Democratic senator that did not always vote along party lines. In 1964, he was only one of two senators that did not sign the Gulf of Tonkin resolution and he was a critic of the Johnson administration’s Vietnam policy.
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 Wayne Morse (United States, 1900 - 1974)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Phoenix
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