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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Rival Pied Pipers
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Rival Pied Pipers

Artifact ID1965.28.369
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States, 1925 - 1981)
Publisher (founded 1906)
Gifter
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 19 1/8 in x W 13 1/2 in (48.6 cm x 34.3 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. A group of donkeys follow 2 pied pipers ("Senator Johnson" "Governor Shivers"). The donkeys become confused when the pipers take diverging paths. Caption reads: "Rival Pied Pipers". Artist signature lower right: "Harold Maples".
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower right: "Best wishes Senator".
Historical NoteThe 1956 Democratic National Convention took place in Chicago and resulted in the nomination of Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver as president and vice-president. Senator Lyndon Johnson ran for president in 1956, but lost the nomination. Allan Shivers was a Democratic governor of Texas from 1949-1957. He belonged to the Shivercrat faction, which were a group of conservative Democrats in Texas. He broke away from other Democrats when he supported Dwight Eisenhower in 1952, and later when he opposed Brown v Board of Education in 1954. In this cartoon, the Texas Democrats split between the platforms of Allan Shivers and Lyndon Johnson.
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 Allan Shivers (United States, 1907 - 1985)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Fort Worth
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