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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
You Pushy Brave, but Remember, Me Pushy Chief
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

You Pushy Brave, but Remember, Me Pushy Chief

Artifact ID1973.1.211
Artist (United States, 1916 - 1980)
Date 1967
Medium Ink and applied shading on heavy drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 10 3/8 in x W 14 1/2 in (26.4 cm x 36.8 cm )

Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. Sitting by a campfire and dressed in native feathered attire, LBJ talks to another man (identifiable as Bobby Kennedy). Caption: “You Pushy Brave, but Remember, Me Pushy Chief”. Artist signature center right: "Fischetti”. A small piece of paper “Publishers Newspaper Syndicate, 1967” adhered to lower left. A small piece of paper “Fischetti” adhered to upper left.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower right: "For President Johnson, cordially yours, John Fischetti". Handwritten at lower center: “5 ½ + 7 ⅜ wide”.
Historical NoteRobert F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson each represented a different side to the Democratic Party in the 1960s. Robert Kennedy was the Attorney General under his brother’s administration and became a New York senator during Johnson’s presidency. He disagreed with Johnson’s Vietnam policy and became a prominent war critic. Kennedy would later run for president in 1968 as an anti-war Democratic candidate until his assassination in June 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
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 Robert F. Kennedy (United States, 1925 - 1968)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
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