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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Do I Hear a Bid for Peace?
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Do I Hear a Bid for Peace?

Artifact ID1973.1.1651
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Publisher ()
Date ca. November 1968
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 17 5/8 in x W 14 in (44.8 cm x 35.6 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. Auctioneer LBJ holds up a wrapped package ("Bombing Halt") at a table with a mallet, pitcher, and cup. A man (“Ho Chi Minh”) is standing in front looking disinterested. Caption: “Do I Hear a Bid for Peace?”. Artist signature lower right: "Pletcher”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower left: "To president Johnson with very best wishes, Eldon Pletcher". Handwritten at lower right: “New Orleans Times-Picayune” “Nov. 2, 1968”.
Historical NoteIn October 1968, President Johnson announced a complete bombing halt over North Vietnam.
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 Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam, 1890 - 1969)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
New Orleans
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