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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Escalation on the Home Front Too
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Escalation on the Home Front Too

Artifact ID1973.1.358
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States, 1907 - 1982)
Publisher ()
Gifter
Date ca. March 1968
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 21 1/8 in x W 16 3/8 in (53.7 cm x 41.6 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ speaks forcefully at a microphone, elevated on top of a cloudburst ("LBJ's Campaign Speeches"). Two other cloudbursts with papers flying off the top can be seen. Capitol dome in background. Caption: “Escalation on the Home Front Too”. Additional text at lower center: “1968, Chicago Sun-Times”. Artist signature lower left: "Burck”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at upper right: “To LBJ - with best wishes all the way, from Jacob Burck”. Handwritten at lower right: “3/27/68”.
Historical NoteLyndon Johnson was very involved with the media, but unlike Dwight Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy, he had less televised news conferences and more informal interviews. President Johnson paid close attention to the media as well and kept three televisions in the Oval Office. Before Johnson withdrew from the presidential campaign in late March 1968, he was actively campaigning to stay in office.
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 Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Chicago
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