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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 Made the Pants Too Long
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

You Made the Pants Too Long

Artifact ID1973.1.332
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (1916 - 1980)
Publisher ()
Gifter
Date ca. July 1968
Medium Ink and applied shading on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 10 1/4 in x W 13 7/8 in (26 cm x 35.2 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. Humphrey is trying on a huge pair of pants ("Johnson Record") with very long legs. LBJ, a tailor, stands watching with a tape around his neck and scissors in his hand. Sewing materials are on the floor around them and a roll of fabric is behind LBJ. A row of coats on hangers is behind Humphrey. Caption: “You Made the Pants Too Long”. Artist signature lower left: "Fischetti”. A small piece of paper (“Fischetti”) adhered to upper left. A small piece of paper “© 1968 Chicago Daily News” adhered to upper right. A small piece of paper “Publishers-Hall Syndicate” adhered to upper right.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower right: "For President Johnson with kind regards, John Fischetti 7-30-68". Handwritten at lower left: “July 30, 1968”.
Historical NoteVice President Hubert Humphrey was a liberal Democrat from Minnesota that co-founded Americans for Democratic Action. He was initially opposed to the Vietnam War, but reversed his position on it as vice-president due to pressure from President Johnson, which made him lose much of his support base of civil rights, labor activists, and other liberals. When he ran for president in 1968, his association with Lyndon Johnson and the Vietnam War split the Democratic Party and hurt his campaign.
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“© 1968 Chicago Daily News
 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 Lyndon Baines Johnson (American, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Hubert H. Humphrey (American, 1911 - 1978)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Chicago
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