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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Sorry, Lyndon, But I Don't Want the Role of Congress...
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Sorry, Lyndon, But I Don't Want the Role of Congress...

Artifact ID1973.1.642
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States)
Gifter
Publisher (founded 1888)
Date ca. August 1967
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 19 in x W 13 in (48.3 cm x 33 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. A man (identifiable as Earl Warren, "Supreme Court") digs deeply beneath the US Capitol. Another man (identifiable as J. William Fulbright) shows LBJ a paper ("Fulbright bill giving Congress foreign policy powers formerly held by presidents"). Caption: “Sorry, Lyndon, But I Don't Want the Role of Congress to Be Undermined!”. Artist signature lower right: "Brooks The Birmingham News”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower left: “-make 29 picas wide-”. Handwritten at lower right: “-Friday- Aug. 4th 1967”.
Historical NoteJ. William Fulbright was a Democratic senator from Arkansas. He was the head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and supported detente policies. He became one of the loudest critics of the Johnson administration’s Vietnam policy.
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 Lyndon Johnson Presidential Library and Museum. The Lyndon Johnson Presidential Library and Museum does not warrant that the use of these 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 Earl Warren (United States, 1891 - 1974)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced J. William Fulbright (United States, 1905 - 1995)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Birmingham
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