Something for Everybody
Artifact ID1988.12.24
Object Type
Cartoon Drawing
Artist
Bill Roberts
(1914 - 1978)
Date
ca. January 1966
Medium
Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 19 in x W 13 in (48.3 cm x 33 cm )
Physical DescriptionPhysical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ as Santa Claus pulls packages ("Clean Rivers”, “Plenty of Guns”, “4-Year Term for House”, “Repeal 14-B”, and “Transportation Dept.") out of his bag ("State of the Union"). Caption: “Something for Everybody”. Artist signature lower right: "Roberts”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower right: “1/13/66”. Handwritten at lower center: [red] “53”. Handwritten at lower right: “5 ¾” wide”.
Historical NoteIn January 1966, Lyndon Johnson delivered a State of the Union Address that covered the Vietnam War, the Great Society, the war on poverty, foreign aid, relation with the Soviet Union and Eastern bloc, urban development, environmental programs, the war on crime, and civil rights.Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was a gift from Marguerite Roberts (Mrs. William E. Roberts) to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum on May 31, 1988.
Credit LineGift of Marguerite Roberts
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts to the LBJ Library (National Archives Identifier 189698391)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Fully
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Person Referenced
Lyndon Baines Johnson
(United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
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