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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 ID1973.1.113
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist
Gifter
Date ca. December 1967
Medium Ink and applied shading on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 20 in x W 15 in (50.8 cm x 38.1 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. A man (“Romney”) drives a wagon ("George's Bandwagon") pulled by an elephant. It has stickers (“London”, “Moscow” and “Vietnam”) on it and a sign ("Plenty of seats, folks!") in it. He looks up at a jetstream ("LBJ's Unprecedented Trip"). Artist signature lower right: "Ralph Vinson”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower right: “428”. Handwritten at lower left: [red] “States Editorial”. Handwritten at lower center: [red] “5 ¾””. Handwritten at lower right: [red] “Wed. Dec 27, 1967”.
Historical NoteIn December 1967, President Johnson went on a worldwide trip after the drowning of Harold Holt, the prime minister of Austria. Afterwards, he went to Cam Ranh Bay to visit troops in South Vietnam, an American airbase in Thailand, Pakistan to visit President Ayub Khan, and then the Vatican to speak with Pope Paul VI regarding peace negotiations in Vietnam. Michigan governor George Romney ran against Richard Nixon in the 1968 Republican primaries. In August 1967, he described being “brainwashed” into supporting the Vietnam War, a controversial comment at the time. He shifted to an antiwar platform, and withdrew on February 28, 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 George W. Romney (American, 1907 - 1995)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (American, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
LondonMoscowVietnam
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