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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Cartoon Drawing
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Cartoon Drawing

Artifact ID1973.1.1336
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States, 1925 - 1981)
Gifter
Publisher (founded 1906)
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 12 in x W 14 5/8 in (30.5 cm x 37.1 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ is seated at his desk with two boxes. The first box ("Vietnam Advice") is filled with pages (“Nixon”, “McCarthy”, “Mansfield”, “Kennedy”, “Fulbright”). The second box ("Vietnam Solutions") is empty. Artist signature lower right: "Harold Maples”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten across the bottom: “To Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States, with best wishes and respect -Harold Maples”.
Historical NotePro-war “hawks” supported escalating the war to stop the spread of Communism in Southeast Asia. Pro-war figures believed that the war could be won if the United States had enough public support. Anti-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 John F. Kennedy, Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield, and Minnesota Senator Eugene McCarthy all opposed the Vietnam War. Richard Nixon supported the war early on in Johnson's presidency but was vague about how he planned to end the war during his 1968 election campaign.
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 Eugene J. McCarthy (United States, 1916 - 2005)
Person Referenced Mike Mansfield (United States, 1903 - 2001)
Person Referenced Robert F. Kennedy (United States, 1925 - 1968)
Person Referenced Richard Nixon (United States, 1913 - 1994)
Person Referenced J. William Fulbright (United States, 1905 - 1995)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Fort Worth
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