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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
We Just Want to Give Him Our Views
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

We Just Want to Give Him Our Views

Artifact ID1973.1.1383
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (1905 - 1986)
Publisher (founded 1870)
Gifter
Date ca. March 1968
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 14 1/2 in x W 11 in (36.8 cm x 27.9 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ stands surrounded by stacks of paper ("Speeches”, “Hearings”, “Speeches”, “Congressional Record”, “Interviews"). A man (identifiable as J. William Fulbright) gives another man (“Rusk”) a paper ("Senate For'n Relations Comm. Opinions on Vietnam"). Rusk says, "He already knows them by heart!". Caption: “We Just Want to Give Him Our Views”. Artist signature lower right: "Reg Manning”. A small piece of paper “McNaught Syndicate, Inc.” adhered to lower center.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at upper left: "Regards to President Lyndon B. Johnson - Reg Manning 4/14/68". Handwritten at lower center: [blue] “3 col.” “Mailing”. Stamped at lower center: “Mar 14 1968”.
Historical NoteThe Senate Foreign Relations Committee was headed by J. William Fulbright, an anti-war Democrat. Senator Morse was also an anti-war Senator. Dean Rusk was the pro-war Secretary of State. Mike Mansfield was the Senate Majority Speaker and a Democrat.
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 (American, 1909 - 1994)
Person Referenced Wayne Morse (American, 1900 - 1974)
Person Referenced J. William Fulbright (American, 1905 - 1995)
Person Referenced Mike Mansfield (American, 1903 - 2001)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (American, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Phoenix
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