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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Speaking of 'Aid and Comfort!'
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Speaking of 'Aid and Comfort!'

Artifact ID1973.1.550
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Publisher (founded 1881)
Date 1966
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 15 7/8 in x W 11 in (40.3 cm x 27.9 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ and another man (“McNamara”) are pleased to see a newspaper headline ("Barry Blasts Sen. Fulbright"). Caption: “Speaking of 'Aid and Comfort!'”. Artist signature lower right: "Frank Williams”. Additional text at lower center: “Detroit Free Press -‘66”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at center left: "To President Lyndon B. Johnson from an admirer, Frank Williams June 4 - ‘66". Handwritten across the bottom: "-Thought you might find it interesting to know that Senator Fulbright requested this same original. -Frank Williams".
Historical NoteIn April 1966, Barry Goldwater criticized the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and its chairman J. William Fulbright, for the Committee’s hearings on Vietnam and China. Robert McNamara was the Secretary of Defense.
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)
Person Referenced Robert McNamara (United States, 1916 - 2009)
Person Referenced J. William Fulbright (United States, 1905 - 1995)
Person Referenced Barry Goldwater (United States, 1909 - 1998)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Detroit
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