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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Cartoon Drawing
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Cartoon Drawing

Artifact ID1973.1.265
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist
Gifter
Date ca. July 1968
Medium Ink and applied shading on illustration board
DimensionsOverall H 13 1/8 in x W 8 3/4 in (33.3 cm x 22.2 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal three-frame cartoon drawing. Frame 1: Eisenhower wears a button (“I like Ike”) and says, "I endorse my grandson's future father-in-law [Nixon]". Next to him stands a man (“David”) and a woman (“Julie”) stands next to David. Nixon wears a button (“Nixon”) and stands next to Julie. Frame 2: A man (“Percy”) says, "I endorse my daughter's uncle-in-law [Rockefeller]". Next to him stands a woman (“Sharon”) and next to her is a man (“Jay”). Next to Jay stands another man (identifiable as Nelson Rockefeller) who wears a button (“Rocky”). Frame 3: LBJ stands next to a man (“Adam”) and a woman (“Eve”) stands next to Adam. Next to Eve stands Hubert Humphrey, who says "Psssst- Brother Lyndon…say something". A small piece of paper “© 1968, Chicago’s American” adhered to lower right. Artist signature lower right: "Stayskal”.
Historical NoteFormer 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. Richard Nixon's daughter Julie Nixon married Dwight Eisenhower's grandson David Eisenhower. New York governor Nelson Rockefeller entered the 1968 Republican primaries in spring 1968. He was a part of the Republican liberal wing. Charles Percy, a senator from Illinois was described as a campaign hopeful although he never ran. Charles Percy's daughter Sharon Percy married Nelson Rockefeller's nephew Jay Rockefeller. Vice President Hubert Humphrey was a liberal Democrat from Minnesota. When he ran for president in 1968 against Republican Richard Nixon, his association with Lyndon Johnson and the Vietnam War split the Democratic Party and hurt his campaign.
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, Chicago’s American
 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 Julie Nixon Eisenhower (United States, born 1948)
Person Referenced Charles H. Percy (United States, 1919 - 2011)
Person Referenced David Eisenhower (United States, born 1948)
Person Referenced Hubert H. Humphrey (United States, 1911 - 1978)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Dwight D. Eisenhower (United States, 1890 - 1969)
Person Referenced Richard Nixon (United States, 1913 - 1994)
Person Referenced Nelson Rockefeller (United States, 1908 - 1979)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Chicago
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