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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Eight Day Wonder?
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Eight Day Wonder?

Artifact ID1988.12.23
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (1914 - 1978)
Date ca. August 1965
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 17 3/8 in x W 13 1/2 in (44.1 cm x 34.3 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ fans the fire under a bucket (“Steel Crisis”) while two men ("Abel" and "Cooper") stand inside. Caption: “Eight Day Wonder?”. Artist signature lower left: "Bill Roberts”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower left: “8/31/65”.
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 NoteThis item was a gift from Marguerite Roberts (Mrs. William E. Roberts) to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum on May 31, 1988.
Credit LineGift of Marguerite Roberts
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts to the LBJ Library (National Archives Identifier 189698391)
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 John Sherman Cooper (United States, 1901 - 1991)
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
Cleveland
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