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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
It Don't Matter Who's on Second!
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

It Don't Matter Who's on Second!

Artifact ID1973.1.68
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 20 1/2 in x W 14 in (52.1 cm x 35.6 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. Sitting by a pot-bellied stove, Harry Truman gives his bat ("Sympathy '48") to a horrified LBJ. Caption: “It Don't Matter Who's on Second!”. Artist signature lower right: "Sandeson”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten across the bottom: "To President Johnson I was once a fellow Missourian with Truman Kindest regards - Bill Sandeson".
Historical NoteFollowing the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as president on November 22, 1963 while on an airplane. As president, Johnson announced his plans to continue and expand Kennedy’s policies. In this cartoon, Harry Truman relates to Johnson because he also went from Vice-President to President following the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945.
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 Harry S. Truman (United States, 1884 - 1972)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Knoxville
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