The President Says There's Gonna Be Another Conrad Cooper in Orbit If the Steel Settlement Isn't Non-Inflationary!
Artifact ID1965.28.128
Object Type
Cartoon Drawing
Artist
Paul Conrad
(United States, 1924 - 2010)
Gifter
Paul Conrad
Publisher
Los Angeles Times
(founded 1881)
Date
1965
Medium
Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 15 3/8 in x W 13 in (39.1 cm x 33 cm )
Physical DescriptionPhysical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. A worried man ("Managements's R. Conrad Cooper") holds his hand over telephone receiver as he speaks to a man ("Union's Abel") with his back turned to him. Caption reads: "The President Says There's Gonna' Be Another Conrad Cooper in Orbit If the Steel Settlement Isn't Non-Inflationary!". Artist signature lower right: "1965, The Register and Tribune Syndicate Conrad © Los Angeles Times 1965."
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten across bottom: "With best regards to President Lyndon B. Johnson - Paul Conrad"
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. Charles “Pete” Conrad and Gordon Cooper were two astronauts that went into orbit Gemini V in August 1965.
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 Note© Los Angeles Times, 1965
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Copyright 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
Lyndon Baines Johnson
(United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced
R. Conrad Cooper
(United States, 1903 - 1982)
Person Referenced
I. W. Abel
(United States, 1908 - 1987)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
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