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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
A Couple of Hills in Vietnam
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

A Couple of Hills in Vietnam

Artifact ID1973.1.1711
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 20 1/2 in x W 14 in (52.1 cm x 35.6 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ looks at a hill ("U.S. Presidency") with a sign on it (“Hill ‘68”) while a man ("Ky") looks at another hill ("S. Vietnam Presidency") with a sign on it (“Hill ‘67”). There are plants in the foreground in front of the hills and a row of more vegetation in the background. Caption: “A Couple of Hills in Vietnam”. Artist signature lower right: "Sandeson".
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten across the bottom: “To - President Johnson with best wishes - Bill Sandeson”.
Historical NoteIn September 1967, South Vietnam held an election resulting in the victory of Nguyen Van Theiu as president and Nguyen Cao Ky as vice president. The election brought an end to Ky’s term as prime minister in a military junta that governed South Vietnam since 1965. President Johnson was up for his second term during the 1968 election, but he would later withdraw from the race on March 31, 1968. By 1968, the Vietnam War had escalated to hundreds of thousands of troops deployed and the war’s unpopularity in the United States was increased further by the North Vietnamese Tet Offensive in January 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 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 Nguyen Cao Ky (Vietnam, 1930 - 2011)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Subjects
Vietnam War
Place Described
Vietnam
Place of Publication
Fort Wayne
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