Go to Your Corners, Come out Fighting...
Artifact ID1973.1.229
Object Type
Cartoon Drawing
Artist
Gib Crockett
(United States, 1912 - 2000)
Gifter
Gib Crockett
Publisher
Washington Evening Star
()
Date
1967
Medium
Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 18 3/8 in x W 15 in (46.7 cm x 38.1 cm )
Physical DescriptionPhysical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. A man (identifiable as Bobby Kennedy) is the referee in a boxing ring and speaks to the boxers, LBJ and another man (“McCarthy”). LBJ wears a belt ("Champ"). Caption: “Go to Your Corners, Come out Fighting--And Bad Luck to Both of You!”. Artist signature lower left: "Gib Crockett © The Washington Star”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower left: "With best wishes to the Champ...(who really doesn't need them)". Handwritten at lower left: “31 picas - Fri.” [illegible] “1 ‘67”.
Historical NotePresident Johnson was up for his second term during the 1968 election, but he would later withdraw from the race on March 31, 1968. Minnesota Senator Eugene McCarthy ran for president in 1968 during the Democratic primaries as an antiwar candidate. New York Senator Robert F. Kennedy did not enter the presidential campaign until March 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 Note© Gib Crockett, The Washington Star, 1968
Copyright 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.
Copyright 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
Robert F. Kennedy
(United States, 1925 - 1968)
Person Referenced
Eugene J. McCarthy
(United States, 1916 - 2005)
Person Referenced
Lyndon Baines Johnson
(United States, 1908 - 1973)
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Not on view
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