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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
You Think You've Got a Handicap!
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

You Think You've Got a Handicap!

Artifact ID1973.1.159
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist
Publisher ()
Gifter
Date ca. April 1967
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 14 1/2 in x W 11 1/2 in (36.8 cm x 29.2 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. An elephant ridden by five men ("Romney”, “Percy”, “Nixon”, “Rocky”, and “Reagan") speaks to a donkey ridden by three men ("Viet War", "Civil Rights", and LBJ) as they race in the direction of a sign (“1968”). Caption: “You Think You've Got a Handicap!”. Artist signature lower right: "4-8-67 Osrin The Plain Dealer”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten across the bottom: "For President Johnson-very best wishes...respectfully". Stamped at lower left: [blue] “Apr 8 1967”. Handwritten at lower right: [circle] [blue] “55”. Handwritten at upper left: [blue] “Sat. Editorial Cartoon”. Handwritten at upper center: [blue] “5 ⅜””.
Historical NotePresident Johnson was up for his second term during the 1968 election, but he faced a lot of criticism from the Vietnam War and some Democrats left the party due to the Civil Rights Act. Former Vice President Richard Nixon secured the Republican nomination during the 1968 election. His platform emphasized crime and he criticized Johnson’s Vietnam policy, but was vague about his own plans to end the war. Michigan governor George Romney ran against Richard Nixon in the 1968 Republican primaries. In August 1967, he described being “brainwashed” into supporting the Vietnam War, a controversial comment at the time. He shifted to an antiwar platform, and withdrew on February 28, 1968. New York governor Nelson Rockefeller entered the 1968 Republican primaries in spring 1968. He was a part of the Republican liberal wing. California governor Ronald Reagan ran as a conservative Republican during the 1968 primaries. Charles Percy, a senator from Illinois was described as a campaign hopeful although he never ran.
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 Nelson Rockefeller (United States, 1908 - 1979)
Person Referenced Richard Nixon (United States, 1913 - 1994)
Person Referenced Charles H. Percy (United States, 1919 - 2011)
Person Referenced Ronald Reagan (United States, 1911 - 2004)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced George W. Romney (United States, 1907 - 1995)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Cleveland
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