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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Tempted
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Tempted

Artifact ID1973.1.140
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (Irish-born American, 1908 - 1969)
Publisher (founded 1903)
Gifter
Date ca. October 1968
Medium Ink and grease pencil on heavy drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 14 7/8 in x W 11 5/8 in (37.8 cm x 29.5 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ touches his campaign button ("Win with HHH") while he eyes another button ("Nixon's the One") on the ground. He holds a newspaper ("Humphrey Breaks with Administration on Vietnam Policy Would Stop Bombing"). Caption: “Tempted”. Artist signature lower right: "Robinson”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at upper left: “11”. Handwritten at upper center: “Wed Oct 2 - 68”. Handwritten at upper center: [underline] “News”. Handwritten at lower center: “6 ¾”. Handwritten at lower center: “64”.
Historical NoteVice President Hubert Humphrey was a liberal Democrat from Minnesota that co-founded Americans for Democratic Action. He was initially opposed to the Vietnam War, but reversed his position on it as vice-president due to pressure from President Johnson, which made him lose much of his support base of civil rights, labor activists, and other liberals. When he ran for president in 1968, his association with Lyndon Johnson and the Vietnam War split the Democratic Party and hurt his campaign. On September 30, Humphrey declared in a speech that he would end the bombing in Vietnam. In this cartoon, Lyndon Johnson is alienated by Humphrey’s plans to end the war, and is tempted to back Richard Nixon, who was vague about his plans to end the Vietnam 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
Subjects
Vietnam War
Place of Publication
Indianapolis
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