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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Whistle Stopping Through Dixie
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Whistle Stopping Through Dixie

Artifact ID1973.1.77
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (1886 - 1969)
Date ca. October 1964
Medium Ink on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 20 in x W 15 in (50.8 cm x 38.1 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. A bird toots the oversize whistle on top of a speeding train ("Lady Bird Special 1964"). Another bird watches from the ground. Caption: “Whistle Stopping Through Dixie”. Additional text at lower left: “10-5-64”. Artist signature lower right: "Fred O. Seibel”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at upper left: “Tuesday Oct 6”. Handwritten at upper right: [underline] “74”.
Historical NoteLady Bird played a major role in the 1964 Presidential campaign, and was the first First Lady to campaign without her husband. In a four-day, 1,628-mile campaign trip aboard a train dubbed the Lady Bird Special, she traveled through eight southern states that were in such racial turmoil it had been deemed unsafe for President Johnson to go there himself.
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 Lady Bird Johnson (United States, 1912 - 2007)
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