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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
You Want Me to Devalue This?
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

You Want Me to Devalue This?

Artifact ID1973.1.1527
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States, 1905 - 1986)
Publisher (founded 1870)
Gifter
Date ca. January 1968
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 14 1/2 in x W 11 1/8 in (36.8 cm x 28.3 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. Four men (identifiable as Bobby Kennedy, Albert Gore Sr., Wayne Morse, and J. William Fulbright) (“doves”) each carry a little dove and stand before LBJ (“US President”). LBJ points to a paper ("America's Word As Good as Its Bond US Treaty Promise to Help Our Friends Repel Aggressors"). A small piece of paper “McNaught Syndicate, Inc.” adhered to lower center. Caption: “You Want Me to Devalue This?”. Artist signature lower right: "Reg Manning”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower right: "To President Lyndon B. Johnson Reg manning 4-4-68". Handwritten at lower left: [blue] “3 col.”. Stamped at lower center: “Jaan 25 1968”. Handwritten at lower center: [blue] “Mailing”.
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, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman J. William Fulbright and Tennessee Senator Al Gore Sr. 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 Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Wayne Morse (United States, 1900 - 1974)
Person Referenced Robert F. Kennedy (United States, 1925 - 1968)
Person Referenced Albert Gore Sr. (United States, 1907 - 1998)
Person Referenced J. William Fulbright (United States, 1905 - 1995)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
United States
Place of Publication
Phoenix
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