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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Cartoon Drawing
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Cartoon Drawing

Artifact ID1973.1.2497
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (1890 - 1971)
Publisher (founded 1846)
Gifter
Medium Ink on illustration board with additional ink drawings applied
DimensionsOverall H 15 in x W 20 in (38.1 cm x 50.8 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. Frame 1: LBJ and another man (“Kosygin”) face each other (“Met at Glassboro N.J.”) and speak (“2 most powerful men in the world discuss global policy”). Below, a globe watches (“Watching”). Frame 2: LBJ (“L.B.J. offers 5-point peace plan for Mideast”) appears on TV. Debates take place in a building (“UN”) (“U.N. World Forum in Action”). Kosygin looks at the building (“As Kosygin blames U.S. for war”). Frame 3: Portrait of a man (“Israel’s Minister Eban”) holding a pen. Additional text across the bottom: “Abba Eban’s brilliant defense also held out bright Middle East future”. Frame 5: Portrait of a man (identifiable as King Hussein). Additional text across the bottom: “King Hussein of Jordan at press conference in Amman at which he refused to back Arab charges of U.S. intervention in recent Mid-East crisis”. Frame 6: Two men (“Wilson” and “De Gaulle”) say, “No No”. Additional text at upper left: “Hailed as expected to reach accord on Britain's bid to enter the common market”. Additional text across the bottom: “De Gaulle, Wilson rule out summit”. Frame 7: Two men (identifiable as Nikolai Podgorny and Gamel Abdel Nasser) meet (“Soviet president Nikolai Podgorny Nasser met in Cairo”). Additional text across the bottom: “Nasser getting moral support”. Artist signature lower right: "Jos Stern”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at upper center: “1”. Handwritten at upper center: [boxed] “No” “1”.
Historical NoteOn June 23-25, 1967, Lyndon Johnson and Aleksey Kosygin met at Hollybush Mansion in Glassboro, New Jersey to discuss issues concerning world peace such as the Six Day War, the Vietnam War, and the nuclear arms race. It was notable for being successful in decreasing tensions, even though no agreements were signed. Abba Eban was the foreign minister of Israel during the Six Day War.
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 Harold Wilson (Great Britian, 1916 - 1995)
Person Referenced Charles de Gaulle (France, 1890 - 1970)
Person Referenced Nikolai Podgorny
Person Referenced Hussein, King of Jordan (Jordan, 1935 - 1999)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Abba Eban (Israel, 1915 - 2002)
Person Referenced Aleksey N. Kosygin (Soviet Union, 1904 - 1980)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Boston
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