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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Hold on, Will It Help Us or Hurt Us...
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Hold on, Will It Help Us or Hurt Us...

Artifact ID1973.1.173
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States, 1902 - 1977)
Publisher (founded 1882)
Gifter
Date ca. October 1966
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 11 1/4 in x W 14 1/4 in (28.6 cm x 36.2 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. Two men ("GOP Campaign") are fighting over a rifle as Santa Claus ("LBJ") walks by with a huge pack ("LBJ's Proposed Social Security Benefit Boost"). Caption: “Hold on, Will It Help Us or Hurt Us to Shoot Santa Claus?”. Artist signature lower right: "RA Lewis Milwaukee Journal”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower right: "To President Johnson from". Handwritten at upper right: [blue] “10/13/66”. Stamped at upper right: “11899”. Handwritten at lower center: [blue] “Hold on, Will It Help Us or Hurt Us to Shoot Santa Claus?”.
Historical NoteSocial Security is a federal program that provides benefits to the elderly and disabled founded in 1935 by Franklin D. Roosevelt. During Johnson’s administration, Medicare benefits were added to Social Security.
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
Milwaukee
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