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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
As Satchel Paige So Aptly Put It...
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

As Satchel Paige So Aptly Put It...

Artifact ID1966.64.124
Artist (United States, 1916 - 1980)
Medium Ink and applied shading on illustration board
DimensionsOverall H 10 5/8 in x W 14 1/2 in (27 cm x 36.8 cm )

Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. Two men (LBJ, Hubert Humphrey) run on a racetrack past side markers "1968" and "1972." A man ("RFK") is coming up behind them. Caption reads: "As Satchel Paige So Aptly Put It, Hubert - Don't Look Back, Something May Be Gaining on You..." Artist signature lower left: "Fischetti".
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten across bottom: "1158 - Syndicate", "5 1/2 & 7 3/8 wide", "rec'd 5/22". Handwritten and stamped in red at lower left: "Return original to - Publishers Newspaper Syndicate 230 West 41st Street New York, N.Y. 10036".
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 personally, until the President donated it to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum in 1970.
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 Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Hubert H. Humphrey (United States, 1911 - 1978)
Person Referenced Satchel Paige (United States, 1906 - 1982)
Person Referenced Robert F. Kennedy (United States, 1925 - 1968)
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