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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Leap Year
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Leap Year

Artifact ID1988.12.67
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (1914 - 1978)
Date ca. January 1968
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 16 1/4 in x W 12 3/4 in (41.3 cm x 32.4 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ, riding a donkey ("Dems"), jumps over a fence beside an elephant ("GOP") ridden by Richard Nixon and four other men (identifiable as Nelson Rockefeller, Ronald Reagan, George Romney, and Charles H. Percy). Caption: “Leap Year”. Artist signature lower right: "Roberts”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower right: “1/2/68”.
Historical NotePresident Johnson was up for his second term during the 1968 election. 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 NoteThis item was a gift from Marguerite Roberts (Mrs. William E. Roberts) to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum on May 31, 1988.
Credit LineGift of Marguerite Roberts
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts to the LBJ Library (National Archives Identifier 189698391)
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 Charles H. Percy (United States, 1919 - 2011)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Nelson Rockefeller (United States, 1908 - 1979)
Person Referenced Richard Nixon (United States, 1913 - 1994)
Person Referenced George W. Romney (United States, 1907 - 1995)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Cleveland
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