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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Taking It All In
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Taking It All In

Artifact ID1973.1.1101
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (born 1912)
Gifter
Publisher
Date ca. November 1965
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 14 1/2 in x W 11 1/4 in (36.8 cm x 28.6 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. A giant dog ("Business in General") with a collar (“$”) watches LBJ lift smaller dogs ("Aluminum”, “Copper") by the ears. Another dog ("Steel") crouches behind LBJ with sore ears. Caption: “Taking It All In”. Artist signature lower right: "Art Bimrose."
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower center: [blue] “5 ⅝”” “Sun Edit Pg- 11/21/65”. Handwritten at lower right: “17 ½”.
Historical NoteIn 1965, Aluminum companies raised the price of aluminum by 2%. President Johnson negotiated prices for what to do with the government’s aluminum supply. In 1964, copper prices rose by 2 cents per pound. In September 1965, Johnson averted a steel strike by pressuring the United Steelworkers union under I. W. Abel and management under U.S. Steel Vice-President R. Conrad Cooper to come to an agreement of raising wages to $4.40 per hour with benefits. President Johnson was known to lift his beagles by their ears.
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 Lyndon Johnson Presidential Library and Museum. The Lyndon Johnson Presidential Library and Museum does not warrant that the use of these 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 (American, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Portland
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