Reaction
Artifact ID1973.1.1061
Object Type
Cartoon Drawing
Publisher
Columbus Dispatch
(founded 1871)
Date
ca. August 1968
Medium
Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 14 1/4 in x W 12 1/4 in (36.2 cm x 31.1 cm )
Physical DescriptionPhysical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. Policeman LBJ with a notepad ("Punitive Measures") threatens a man driving a car ("Steel Companies") who hit ("Price Increase") the car ("Consumer") in front of him. He was hit ("Wage Increase") by the car ("Steel Unions") behind him. Caption: “Reaction”. Additional text at lower left: “Columbus Dispatch”. Additional text at lower right: “8-2-68”. Artist signature lower left: "Eugene Craig”.
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.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
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Person Referenced
Lyndon Baines Johnson
(United States, 1908 - 1973)
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Not on view
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