Hot Seats
Artifact ID1973.1.2500
Object Type
Cartoon Drawing
Publisher
Times-Picayune
(United States, founded 1837)
Date
ca. January 1966
Medium
Ink and grease pencil on illustration board
DimensionsOverall H 20 in x W 15 in (50.8 cm x 38.1 cm )
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ sits on a bomb ("Inflation Etc. Etc.") holding the fuse ("Price-Wage Increase Dangers") with his foot on the fuse of another bomb ("Vietnam and Communist Aggression"). Another bomb ("1966 Politics") is behind him. He releases a dove ("Peace on Earth Efforts"). Caption: “Hot Seats”. Artist signature lower left: "Temple”.Historical NoteWhen Lyndon B. Johnson signed the 1964 Revenue Act that decreased income taxes and refused to raise taxes, spending by consumers and businesses increased. Along with government spending on the Vietnam War and Great Society, all of this increase of demand led to inflation. Johnson could decrease inflation by raising taxes or lowering government spending.Additional DetailsCustodial 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
Person Referenced
Lyndon Baines Johnson
(United States, 1908 - 1973)
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