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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Rough Sailing
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Rough Sailing

Artifact ID1973.1.529
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (1909 - 1997)
Gifter
Date ca. September 1965
Medium Ink, grease pencil and applied shading on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 12 1/4 in x W 10 3/4 in (31.1 cm x 27.3 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ is steering a ship ("U.S.S. L.B.J.") while another man ("Southern Senators") hangs over the railing from sickness. Caption: “Rough Sailing”. Artist signature lower right: "Werner”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower right: “To Mr. President of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson, with all good wishes” “545”.
Historical NoteAfter President Kennedy proposed civil rights legislation in spring 1963 and President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act in 1964, many conservative white southerners that otherwise agreed on Democrat domestic policy left the Democratic Party.
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 Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
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