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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Just an Endless Number of Maidens in Distress
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Just an Endless Number of Maidens in Distress

Artifact ID1973.1.183
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (born 1910)
Publisher ()
Gifter
Date ca. January 1968
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 14 1/2 in x W 11 5/8 in (36.8 cm x 29.5 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ is a knight on a horse rescuing women (“Civil Rights”, “Poverty Program”, “Vietnam”) from a dragon (“Election Year”). A dollar (“Dollar Trouble”) lies on the ground waiting to be rescued as LBJ reaches out his hand toward her. Caption: “Just an Endless Number of Maidens in Distress”. Artist signature lower right: "Le Pelley”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower right: “52-7” “5”.
Historical NotePresident Johnson was up for his second term during the 1968 election, but he would later withdraw from the race on March 31, 1968. As a part of the War on Poverty, President Johnson passed education laws, health laws, and urban development laws. He also passed civil rights laws such as the Civil Rights Act to end segregation, the Voting Rights Act to fight the disenfranchisement of Black voters, the Fair Housing Act to end housing discrimination, and affirmative action programs for government jobs. By 1968, the Vietnam War had escalated to hundreds of thousands of troops deployed and the war’s unpopularity in the United States was increased further by the North Vietnamese Tet Offensive in early 1968. Government spending from the Vietnam War and Great Society programs, as well as a 1964 tax cut, led to inflation.
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)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Boston
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