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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Maybe Nobody Will Notice---
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Maybe Nobody Will Notice---

Artifact ID1973.1.374
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist
Gifter
Date ca. June 1965
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 14 1/4 in x W 12 1/4 in (36.2 cm x 31.1 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ and a man ("NY Senator RFK") stand at a bar arm-wrestling ("Control of N.Y. Mayorality"), They both look away as though nothing is happening. Caption: “Maybe Nobody Will Notice—”. Artist signature lower left: "Morris”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower center: [blue] "To President Johnson-John Milt Morris". Handwritten at lower right: “48.8” [illegible].
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.
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)
Person Referenced Robert F. Kennedy (United States, 1925 - 1968)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
New York
Place of Publication
Wichita Falls
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