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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
People...People Who Need People
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

People...People Who Need People

Artifact ID1973.1.158
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist
Publisher ()
Gifter
Date ca. October 1968
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. LBJ and Hubert Humphrey stand with their arms around each others shoulders. LBJ holds a trumpet ("Hanoi Peace Talks") to his ear. Humphrey holds another trumpet ("Nixon Debate") to his ear. Caption: “People...People Who Need People”. Artist signature lower right: "10-18-68 Osrin Cleveland Plain Dealer”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower right: "For President Johnson-with sincere good wishes for the future-Ray Osrin". Handwritten at lower right: [circle] [blue] “55”. Handwritten at upper left: [blue] “Friday Editorial Cartoon”. Handwritten at upper center: [blue] “5 ⅜””.
Historical NoteFormer 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.
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 Hubert H. Humphrey (United States, 1911 - 1978)
Person Referenced Richard Nixon (United States, 1913 - 1994)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
Hanoi
Place of Publication
Cleveland
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