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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Well, Howdy
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Well, Howdy

Artifact ID1973.1.1667
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States, 1916 - 1980)
Gifter
Publisher ()
Date ca. February 1968
Medium Ink and applied shading on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 10 1/2 in x W 14 1/2 in (26.7 cm x 36.8 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ greets two other men (identifiable as Richard Nixon and George Romney). All three men are stuck in a gummy sticky substance ("Vietnam Issue"). A small piece of paper “© 1968 Chicago Daily News Publishers-Hall Syndicate”. Caption: “​​Well, Howdy”. Additional text at upper left: “Fischetti”. Artist signature lower left: "Fischetti”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower right: "For President Johnson with kind regards John Fischetti 3/17/68". Handwritten at lower left: [red] “1627”. Handwritten at lower left: [strikethrough in red] [illegible]. Handwritten at lower left: “Feb 20, 1968”.
Historical NoteIn August 1964, US ships were seemingly attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin, leading to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution that allowed President Johnson to take military action. In February 1965, Johnson authorized Operation Rolling Thunder to bomb North Vietnam and in March, 3500 Marines were deployed in Vietnam. Over 1965, President Johnson escalated the conflict to a full-scale war and over 1967, there were 500,000 American troops in Vietnam. The war’s unpopularity in the United States was increased further by the North Vietnamese Tet Offensive in early 1968, which led to even greater casualties. Former Vice President Richard Nixon secured the Republican nomination during the 1968 election. His platform emphasized crime and he criticized Johnson’s Vietnam policy, but was vague about his own plans to end the war. Michigan governor George Romney ran against Richard Nixon in the 1968 Republican primaries. In August 1967, he described being “brainwashed” into supporting the Vietnam War, a controversial comment at the time. He shifted to an antiwar platform, and withdrew on February 28, 1968.
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 Note© Chicago Daily News, Publishers-Hall Syndicate, 1968
 Copyright 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 George W. Romney (United States, 1907 - 1995)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Richard Nixon (United States, 1913 - 1994)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Subjects
Vietnam War
Place of Publication
Chicago
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