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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
(Puf, Puf) 'Need a Campaign Manager?
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

(Puf, Puf) 'Need a Campaign Manager?

Artifact ID1973.1.139
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist
Publisher
Gifter
Date ca. March 1967
Medium Ink and applied shading on illustration board
DimensionsOverall H 14 1/4 in x W 11 1/4 in (36.2 cm x 28.6 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ rushes into the TV studio where a man (identifiable as Johnny Carson) talks to another man (identifiable as Nelson Rockefeller). LBJ carries a paper ("White House Bulletin Rocky suggests Johnny Carson run against RFK"). Caption: “(Puf, Puf) 'Need a Campaign Manager?”. Artist signature lower right: "Hy Rosen”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower center: "To the President with my best wishes- Hy Rosen 3/15/67". Handwritten across the right: “10 proofs 34.5 lines wide - March 15/67”. Handwritten at lower right: [red] “59”.
Historical NoteNew York governor Nelson Rockefeller entered the 1968 Republican primaries in spring 1968. He was a part of the Republican liberal wing. New York Senator Robert F. Kennedy, a prominent critic of the Vietnam War, ran for president in 1968 as a Democrat with an anti-war platform until his assassination in June 1968. Johnny Carson was the beloved host of "The Tonight Show" and a liberal Democrat.
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 Robert F. Kennedy (United States, 1925 - 1968)
Person Referenced Nelson Rockefeller (United States, 1908 - 1979)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Johnny Carson (United States, 1925 - 2005)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Subjects
Television
Place of Publication
Madison
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