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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Now, If We Could Just Get a IOU from Ho Chi Minh
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Now, If We Could Just Get a IOU from Ho Chi Minh

Artifact ID1973.1.1268
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Publisher
Date ca. May 1967
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 14 in x W 11 3/8 in (35.6 cm x 28.9 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ and another man (identifiable as Dean Rusk) are reading many notes ("IOU Peace-halt bombing", “IOU Peace”, “IOU peace if bombing is halted - Harold Wilson”, “IOU Peace…”, “IOU - Peace with bombing truce - Kosygin”, “IOU - Peace-halt bombing - R. Kennedy”) with a full wastebasket between them. Caption: “Now, If We Could Just Get a IOU from Ho Chi Minh”. Artist signature lower left: "Newton Pratt”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower center: “5/21/67”. Handwritten at lower right: “S3”.
Historical NoteNorth Vietnam did not want to recognize the government of South Vietnam and had the goal of reunification, while South Vietnam did not recognize the National Liberation Front. Meanwhile, the United States followed Containment policy, hoping to keep Communism from diffusing to other Southeast Asian nations, and aimed to leave Vietnam without the humiliation of defeat.
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 Dean Rusk (United States, 1909 - 1994)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Harold Wilson (Great Britian, 1916 - 1995)
Person Referenced Charles de Gaulle (France, 1890 - 1970)
Person Referenced Aleksey N. Kosygin (Soviet Union, 1904 - 1980)
Person Referenced Robert F. Kennedy (United States, 1925 - 1968)
Person Referenced U Thant (Burma, 1909 - 1974)
Person Referenced Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam, 1890 - 1969)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Sacramento
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