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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 Can't Tell If They're Doves or Homing Pigeons!
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

I Can't Tell If They're Doves or Homing Pigeons!

Artifact ID1973.1.1252
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Publisher
Date ca. October 1967
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 18 in x W 24 in (45.7 cm x 61 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ talks to a man. Doves holding notes (“Salisbury”, “Prof.”, “Wilson”, “Kosygin:”, “Goldberg”, “Bobby”, “Ashmore”, “Baggs”, “Pope”, and a hammer and sickle symbol) fly to and from a man (identifiable as Ho Chi Minh) reading a newspaper (“New York Times”). Several magazines (“Time”, “Life”, “Newsweek”) are next to him in a stack. A flamingo stands among the doves with a note (“Guess who”). Caption: “I Can't Tell If They're Doves or Homing Pigeons!”. Additional text at lower right: “WILL-TV ‘Drawing Conclusions’ University of Illinois”. Artist signature lower right: "2-10-67 Graham".
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 Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam, 1890 - 1969)
Person Referenced Aleksey N. Kosygin (Soviet Union, 1904 - 1980)
Person Referenced Robert F. Kennedy (United States, 1925 - 1968)
Person Referenced William (Bill) C. Baggs (United States, 1923 - 1969)
Person Referenced Charles de Gaulle (France, 1890 - 1970)
Person Referenced Robert Gascoyne-Cecil (Great Britian, 1830 - 1930)
Person Referenced Harold Wilson (Great Britian, 1916 - 1995)
Person Referenced Arthur J. Goldberg (United States, 1908 - 1990)
Person Referenced Pope Paul VI (1897 - 1978)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Dean Rusk (United States, 1909 - 1994)
Person Referenced Harry S. Ashmore (United States, 1916 - 1998)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Urbana
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