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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Play with That, Boys...
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Play with That, Boys...

Artifact ID1973.1.1731
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist
Gifter
Publisher ()
Date ca. April 1968
Medium Ink and applied shading on illustration board
DimensionsOverall H 19 7/8 in x W 15 in (50.5 cm x 38.1 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ throws a baseball ("I Stopped the Bombing and I Withdraw from the Race") from the White House balcony to RFK who holds a bat ("I've gotta be NEXT" "We can do better") and McCarthy who also holds a bat ("Stop the bombs and LBJ too!"). Caption: “Play with That, Boys, I've Got a War to Finish”. Artist signature lower left: "Ralph Vinson".
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower left: [red] “States editorial”. Handwritten at lower center: [red] “5 ¾”. Handwritten at lower right: [red] “Tues. Apr 2, 1968”. Handwritten at lower right: “416”.
Historical NoteOn March 31, 1968, Lyndon Johnson announced that he was withdrawing from the presidential race so he could focus on ending the Vietnam War. At the time, he had just lost the New Hampshire primary to antiwar candidate Eugene McCarthy, Robert F. Kennedy, another antiwar candidate, had just entered the race, and his polls in Wisconsin right before the primary were low. He also announced a partial bombing halt in Vietnam. New York Senator Robert F. Kennedy, a prominent critic of the Vietnam War, ran for president in 1968 as a Democrat with an anti-war platform until his assassination in June 1968. Minnesota Senator Eugene McCarthy ran for president in 1968 during the Democratic primaries as an antiwar candidate.
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 Eugene J. McCarthy (United States, 1916 - 2005)
Person Referenced Robert F. Kennedy (United States, 1925 - 1968)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
New Orleans
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