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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Too Many Cooks---
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Too Many Cooks---

Artifact ID1973.1.1124
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States)
Gifter
Publisher ()
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 14 in x W 11 in (35.6 cm x 27.9 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. Chef LBJ stirs a big pot ("LBJ's Vietnam Policy"). Three other chefs (“Schlesinger”, “Fulbright”, “Kennedy”) add ingredients and try to help stir. Caption: “Too Many Cooks—”. Artist signature lower right: "Crook".
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower center: [blue] "Mr. President I hope don't spoil the soup -Ken Crook".
Historical NoteAnti-war “doves” included both people who opposed the war ideologically, considering it to be unjust, and people who just believed the war was unwinnable. The number of doves increased over the course of the war. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman J. William Fulbright, New York Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. all opposed the Vietnam War.
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 Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. (United States, 1917 - 2007)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Robert F. Kennedy (United States, 1925 - 1968)
Person Referenced J. William Fulbright (United States, 1905 - 1995)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Subjects
Vietnam War
Place of Publication
Melville
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