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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
I'll Give You Just Eight Days...
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

I'll Give You Just Eight Days...

Artifact ID1973.1.1021
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (1914 - 2005)
Gifter
Date 1965
Medium Ink and applied shading on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 14 1/4 in x W 11 1/4 in x D (36.2 cm x 28.6 cm x 0 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ leans over the window of a space craft ("Steel Dispute") and talks to astronauts (“Abel”, “Cooper”). Abel has a button ("Steel Union") and Cooper also has a button ("Steel Management"). A small piece of paper “The Hartford Times” adhered to lower left. Caption: “I'll Give You Just Eight Days to Come Down with an Agreement”. Artist signature lower left: "Ed Valtman ‘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. 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 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 I. W. Abel (United States, 1908 - 1987)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Hartford
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