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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Does He Have to Keep Clearing His Throat...
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Does He Have to Keep Clearing His Throat...

Artifact ID1973.1.1023
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States)
Gifter
Publisher (founded 1888)
Date ca. August 1965
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 19 in x W 13 in (48.3 cm x 33 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ sits near a door checking his watch and patting his foot. Nearby two men ("Cooper", "Abel") are working on papers ("Steel Differences"). Caption: “Does He Have to Keep Clearing His Throat and Patting His Foot?”. Artist signature lower right: "Brooks The Birmingham News”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower center: "To: President Lyndon Johnson-with my warmest regards and best wishes - Brooks 9/21/65". Handwritten at lower left: “-make 29 picas wide-”. Handwritten at lower right: “-Wednesday- Aug. 31st 1965”.
Historical NoteIn September 1965, Lyndon 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. Lyndon Johnson’s ability to persuade and push people into doing what he wanted was referred to as the Johnson Treatment.
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 I. W. Abel (United States, 1908 - 1987)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced R. Conrad Cooper (United States, 1903 - 1982)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Birmingham
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