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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Over Your Dead Body...
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Over Your Dead Body...

Artifact ID1965.28.28
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Publisher (founded 1865)
Medium Ink, grease pencil and applied shading on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 14 1/2 in x W 18 5/8 in (36.8 cm x 47.3 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. Holding rolled-up paper ("DC Home Rule Bill") as a club, LBJ rolls up his sleeve and talks to a rotund man ("Jim Crow") stretching is arms across the doors of "House District of Columbia Committee". Caption reads: "Over Your Dead Body? Gladly!" Artist signature lower left: "Bastian."
Historical NoteIn 1967, Lyndon Johnson proposed a plan to give Washington DC home rule so it could have a local government, made up of an appointed mayor-commissioner, assistant mayor-commissioner, and council. His plan passed in Congress. Jim Crow laws that enforced segregation also suppresed voters, an issue that home rule would help address.
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 Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
Washington
Place of Publication
San Francisco
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