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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Could the President Hang Around the White House...
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Could the President Hang Around the White House...

Artifact ID1973.1.284
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (1933 - 2021)
Gifter
Publisher (founded 1882)
Date 1968
Medium Ink and developer on Craftint paper
DimensionsOverall H 14 in x W 11 3/8 in (35.6 cm x 28.9 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. A man is speaking on the phone behind his desk (“U.S. Secret Service”). Another man holds a paper ("schedule") and reaches for a flag to pin on a U.S. wall map, which already has pins ("McGovern”, “McCarthy”, “Wallace”, “Maddox”, “Agnew?”, “Nixon”, “Humphrey”, and “National Convention"). Caption: “Could the President Hang Around the White House This Week? We're a Little Short of Agents.” Artist signature lower left: "Sanders”. A small piece of paper “The Milwaukee Journal” adhered to lower left. A small piece of paper “All rights reserved 1968 Publishers-Hall Syndicate” adhered to lower left.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at upper right: [blue] “Reid 8/23”.
Historical NoteMinnesota Senator Eugene McCarthy ran for president in 1968 during the Democratic primaries as an antiwar candidate. South Dakota Senator George McGovern ran for president during the Democratic primaries with an antiwar platform in 1968. Vice President Hubert Humphrey ran for president in 1968 after Lyndon Johnson withdrew from the race. Alabama governor George Wallace left the Democrat Party to run for president in 1968 as an American Independent Party candidate with a pro-segregation platform. Georgia governor Lester Maddox endorsed Wallace for president. Former Vice President Richard Nixon secured the Republican nomination during the 1968 election with Spiro Agnew as his vice president. In August 1968, the Democratic National Convention was held in Chicago and nominated Hubert Humphrey as vice-president.
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 Note© 1968 Publishers-Hall Syndicate
 Copyright 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 George Wallace (United States, 1919 - 1988)
Person Referenced George McGovern (United States, 1922 - 2012)
Person Referenced Eugene J. McCarthy (United States, 1916 - 2005)
Person Referenced Spiro Agnew (United States, 1918 - 1996)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Hubert H. Humphrey (United States, 1911 - 1978)
Person Referenced Lester Maddox (United States, 1915 - 2003)
Person Referenced Richard Nixon (United States, 1913 - 1994)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Milwaukee
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