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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Three Men on a Donkey
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Three Men on a Donkey

Artifact ID1973.1.242
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States)
Gifter
Date ca. March 1968
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 13 1/8 in x W 11 in (33.3 cm x 27.9 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ and two other men ("Mac", "Bobby") ride a donkey. A sign (“Chicago ‘68”) points in the direction they are going and another sign (“Miami ‘68”) points in the opposite direction. They pass a man ("Rocky") sitting on the side of the road trying to hitchhike a ride to "Miami '68." Caption: “Three Men on a Donkey”. Artist signature lower right: "Buescher”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower center: "To the President respectfully, Alfred Buescher". Handwritten at lower right: “3/23/68”.
Historical NoteEugene McCarthy and Robert F. Kennedy were both antiwar candidates during the 1968 Democratic primaries, who differed on policy from Lyndon Johnson, thus making it difficult for all three to fit on the same donkey. Nelson Rockefeller was a candidate from New York and a part of the liberal wing of the Republican Party. The 1968 Democratic National Convention was held in Chicago, where Hubert Humphrey would secure the nomination.
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 Eugene J. McCarthy (United States, 1916 - 2005)
Person Referenced Nelson Rockefeller (United States, 1908 - 1979)
Person Referenced Robert F. Kennedy (United States, 1925 - 1968)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
MiamiChicago
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