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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Advice and Dissent
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Advice and Dissent

Artifact ID1973.1.1119
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States, 1919 - 2014)
Gifter
Publisher (founded 1878)
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 13 7/8 in x W 11 5/8 in (35.2 cm x 29.5 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ controls a steering wheel ("Viet Policy") while backseat drivers ("Clark”, “Fulbright”, “Hatfield”, “Morse”, “Kennedy”, “Young”) all shout and point. Caption: “Advice and Dissent”. Artist signature lower right: "Jon Kennedy”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at upper left: [blue] "To the President: Who needs sympathy, and gets mine - Jon Kennedy 5-1-67".
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. New York Senator Robert F. Kennedy, Oregon Senator Wayne Morse, Oregon Senator Mark Hatfield, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman J. William Fulbright, and Attorney General Ramsey Clark 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 Ramsey Clark (United States, 1927 - 2021)
Person Referenced Robert F. Kennedy (United States, 1925 - 1968)
Person Referenced Wayne Morse (United States, 1900 - 1974)
Person Referenced Robert C. Young
Person Referenced J. William Fulbright (United States, 1905 - 1995)
Person Referenced Mark O. Hatfield (United States, 1922 - 2011)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Little Rock
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