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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
None So Deaf...
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

None So Deaf...

Artifact ID1965.28.132
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Publisher (founded 1871)
Medium Ink and applied shading on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 15 3/16 in x W 12 1/2 in (38.6 cm x 31.8 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. A praying man ("Plea for Peace by Pop Paul VI") in front of a city outline. Below him, dark figures("Godless Communists" "Viet Cong Murderers" "Egomaniac Ambitions of Red China") posture with weapons and artillary. Caption reads: "None So Deaf.... ...As They That Will Not Hear.". Artist signature lower right: "Eugene Craig".
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower right: "To President Lyndon Johnson from Cartoonist Eugene Craig".
Historical NotePope Paul VI spoke against the Vietnam War throughout the 1960s and condemned the violence, remaining neutral by refusing to blame any one particular side in the war.

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 Pope Paul VI (1897 - 1978)
Person Referenced Mao Tse-tung (China, 1893 - 1976)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
VietnamChina
Place of Publication
Columbus
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