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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Scheduling the 1968 Season
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Scheduling the 1968 Season

Artifact ID1973.1.306
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States, 1987 - 1993)
Gifter
Date ca. October 1967
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 13 in x W 11 in (33 cm x 27.9 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ visits a talent agent sitting behind a desk ("Political Booking Agency"). The agent says, "Well, Dirksen's doing Hamlet again…Reagan's Playing Wild West…Romney's in 'Going My Way?'...Let's see…want to try 'Life with Father?'". Portraits hang on the wall behind them. Caption: “Scheduling the 1968 Season”. Artist signature lower right: "Alexander”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten across the bottom: "To the Honorable Lyndon B. Johnson - Respectfully, F.O. Alexander, Phila. Bulletin". Handwritten at lower center: [red] “55”. Handwritten at lower right: “Wed Ed Page” “3 col Wed AM” “10-18-67”.
Historical NoteEverett Dirksen was a Republican senator from Illinois who was the Senate Minority Leader during Lyndon Johnson’s presidency who supported Johnson on issues like civil rights and the Vietnam War. California governor Ronald Reagan ran as a conservative Republican during the 1968 primaries. Michigan governor George Romney ran against Richard Nixon in the 1968 Republican primaries. In August 1967, he described being “brainwashed” into supporting the Vietnam War, a controversial comment at the time. He shifted to an antiwar platform, and withdrew on February 28, 1968.
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 George W. Romney (United States, 1907 - 1995)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Dwight D. Eisenhower (United States, 1890 - 1969)
Person Referenced Everett Dirksen (United States, 1896 - 1969)
Person Referenced Harry S. Truman (United States, 1884 - 1972)
Person Referenced Franklin Delano Roosevelt (United States, 1882 - 1945)
Person Referenced Ronald Reagan (United States, 1911 - 2004)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
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