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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Onward and Upward with the Senators Kennedy
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Onward and Upward with the Senators Kennedy

Artifact ID1973.1.2524
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States, 1912 - 1981)
Gifter
Publisher (founded 1829)
Date ca. October 1965
Medium Ink and developer on Craftint paper
DimensionsOverall H 11 3/4 in x W 17 1/2 in (29.8 cm x 44.5 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. Two men (identifiable as Bobby Kennedy and Ted Kennedy) stand together with an albatross ("Judgment in the Morrisey Case") tied around their necks. They look in the direction of a sign (“Careers”). In the background, LBJ shows his incision to a group of men. Caption: “Onward and Upward with the Senators Kennedy”. Artist signature lower right: "B. Green”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower right: [blue] “Journal Fri” “22 Oct 65”.
Historical NoteFrancis Morrissey was a Kennedy family friend and in 1965, Lyndon Johnson nominated him for the Supreme Court at the request of Edward and Robert Kennedy. Eventually, Johnson withdrew the nomination after Morrissey asked him to. On October 8, 1965, President Johnson underwent gallbladder surgery at Bethesda Naval Hospital to remove gall stones. In the upper left corner of the cartoon a comet is seen that represents Comet Ikeya-Seki which was observed for 115 days in the Fall of 1965.
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 B Johnson Presidential Library 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 Ted Kennedy (United States, 1932 - 2009)
Person Referenced Robert F. Kennedy (United States, 1925 - 1968)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Francis Xavier Morrissey (United States, 1910 - 2007)
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