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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Think You Can Put ZIP into This?
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Think You Can Put ZIP into This?

Artifact ID1973.1.145
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist
Publisher
Gifter
Date ca. March 1968
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 14 in x W 11 7/8 in (35.6 cm x 30.2 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ speaks to a man (Postmaster-General O'Brien) and points to a letter ("All the Way with LBJ"). An opened envelope ("Ticket to Wisconsin") lays nearby. A cat sitting on the table says, “Neither snow nor rain, not heat, nor gloom-, etc.”. Caption: “Think You Can Put ZIP into This?”. Artist signature lower right: "Vic Runtz news ‘68”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower center: [blue] "This was a wrong speculation!". Handwritten at lower left: [blue] “3 col line Ed Page Fri”. Handwritten at lower center: [blue] “Bangor Daily News - Mar. 29, 1968”.
Historical NotePresident Johnson was up for his second term during the 1968 election, but he would later withdraw from the race on March 31, 1968. "All the way with LBJ" was Johnson's campaign slogan. Lawrence F. O'Brien was Postmaster General and chairman of the Democratic National Convention in 1968.
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 (American, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Lawrence F. O'Brien (American, 1917 - 1990)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
Wisconsin
Place of Publication
Bangor
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