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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Those Boys Sure Do Take Their Enclaves Seriously!
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Those Boys Sure Do Take Their Enclaves Seriously!

Artifact ID1973.1.51
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist
Gifter
Publisher ()
Date ca. February 1966
Medium Ink and applied shading on illustration board
DimensionsOverall H 19 1/4 in x W 13 1/2 in (48.9 cm x 34.3 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. A man (identifiable as Bill Moyers) speaks to LBJ who is startled when he looks out the White House window. A man (“Fulbright”) digs a foxhole and another man (“Morse”) mans a machine gun in a White House lawn foxhole. Caption: “Those Boys Sure Do Take Their Enclaves Seriously!”. Artist signature lower right: "Hy Rosen”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower center: [blue] “To President Johnson - Too bad - those fellas could be such help on your side. Hy Rosen”. Handwritten at lower center: “2/29/66” “3 col” [illegible] “9 proofs” “Feb. 15/66”. Handwritten at lower right: [red] “48”.
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. Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon was a Democratic senator that did not always vote along party lines. In 1964, he was one of only two senators that did not sign the Gulf of Tonkin resolution and he was a critic of the Johnson administration’s Vietnam policy. Bill Moyers was the White House Press Secretary from 1965-1967.
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 J. William Fulbright (American, 1905 - 1995)
Person Referenced Wayne Morse (American, 1900 - 1974)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (American, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Bill Moyers (American, born 1934)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
Washington
Place of Publication
Albany
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