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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Steel's Hard Boiled Eggs
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Steel's Hard Boiled Eggs

Artifact ID1965.28.282
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (1889 - 1983)
Publisher (founded 1786)
Gifter
Medium Ink on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 16 7/8 in x W 12 7/8 in (42.9 cm x 32.7 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. A bird ("Dove of Peace") with LBJ's head sits on two eggs ("Abel" "Cooper") on the roof of the White House ("The White House Nest"). LBJ says, "I'll sit on the until they hatch!". Caption reads: "Steel's Hard Boiled Eggs". Artist signature lower right: "Hungerford".
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten across bottom: "To President Johnson from Cy Hungerford - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"
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
Use Restriction NoteCopyright 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 R. Conrad Cooper (United States, 1903 - 1982)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced I. W. Abel (United States, 1908 - 1987)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh
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