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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Profiles in Confusion--1968
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Profiles in Confusion--1968

Artifact ID1973.1.345
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States)
Gifter
Date ca. March 1968
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 17 1/2 in x W 15 in (44.5 cm x 38.1 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. Overlapping profiles of LBJ and two other men (identifiable as Nelson Rockefeller and Bobby Kennedy), each showing dismay. A small figure holds a sign “They went that-a-way!” and points to the left. Caption: “Profiles in Confusion--1968”. Artist signature lower left: "Dobbins”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower left: “3-15-68” “(after N.H.)”. Handwritten at lower left: [blue] “Off Ed Page”. Handwritten at lower center: [blue] “104 lines” “Fri A.M.”. Handwritten at lower right: “560”. Handwritten at lower right: “March 15 - 68”. Handwritten at lower right: [red] “B”.
Historical NoteFollowing the strong showing for Eugene McCarthy and Richard Nixon in the 1968 New Hampshire primary election, the other candidates show their surprise and dismay.
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)
Person Referenced Richard Nixon (United States, 1913 - 1994)
Person Referenced Nelson Rockefeller (United States, 1908 - 1979)
Person Referenced Eugene J. McCarthy (United States, 1916 - 2005)
Person Referenced Robert F. Kennedy (United States, 1925 - 1968)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
New Hampshire
Place of Publication
Boston
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