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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
The Johnson Touch
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

The Johnson Touch

Artifact ID1965.28.357
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States, 1905 - 1986)
Publisher (1922 - 1989)
Gifter
Date ca. September 1965
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 14 1/2 in x W 11 in (36.8 cm x 27.9 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ is a blacksmith that hammers out an "S" ("Steel Settlement") on a anvil ("White House Negotiations"). The anvil is being supported by two heads ("Industry" "Steel Union"). Caption reads: "The Johnson Touch". Artist signature lower right: "Reg Manning [drawing of a cactus]". Additional text at lower left: "McNaught Syndicate, Inc.".
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at upper left: "Sincere regards to President Johnson Reg Manning [drawing of a cactus] 9-17-65". Handwritten at lower left: "3 col". Handwritten and stamped at bottom center: "Sep 2 - 1965 Mailing".8/25/2022
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 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)
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