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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
I Move That the Nominations Be Ceased
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

I Move That the Nominations Be Ceased

Artifact ID1973.1.201
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States, 1920 - 1994)
Gifter
Publisher (founded 1921)
Date ca. March 1968
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 11 1/2 in x W 9 1/2 in (29.2 cm x 24.1 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ stands in front of empty seats in an auditorium below a banner "Democratic Nominating Convention All the Way with the Incumbent President." Signs with "Gene McCarthy for President" and "RFK for President" can be seen. Caption reads: " -- I move that the nominations be ceased -- ". Artist signature lower right: "Graham".
Inscriptions and MarkingsAt lower left: "3-19-68". At lower center: "34 1/2 [illegible]". At lower right: "R-11" and "75 1/2".
Historical NoteLyndon Johnson stepped down from the presidential race right before the April 2, 1968 Wisconsin primary, which he was projected to lose, to focus on negotiating peace in Vietnam. New York Senator Robert F. Kennedy ran for president in 1968 as a Democrat with an anti-war platform until his assassination in June 1968. Minnesota Senator Eugene McCarthy ran for president in 1968 during the Democratic primaries as an antiwar candidate. The convention described in this cartoon is the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August 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 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)
Person Referenced Eugene J. McCarthy (United States, 1916 - 2005)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Little Rock
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