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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Always a Packing Problem
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Always a Packing Problem

Artifact ID1973.1.1579
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (French-American, born 1926)
Publisher
Gifter
Date ca. November 1968
Medium Ink and applied shading on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 11 3/8 in x W 12 3/4 in (28.9 cm x 32.4 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ sits on an overloaded trunk ("LBJ Era") with two locks ("Hanoi", "Saigon").Three men (identifiable as Ho Chi Minh, Nguyen Van Thieu, Nguyen Cao Ky) hang out of the opening. A dove with an olive branch is caged in the background. A suitcase in the background has a sticker (“LBJ Ranch”). A fishing pole and net are behind the birdcage. An American flag hangs outside the window. Caption: “Always a Packing Problem”. Artist signature lower right: "Peb 68”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower right: "To President Johnson with my very best wishes!".
Historical NoteAfter leaving office in January 1969, Lyndon Johnson went to his ranch in Texas. He attended the opening of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum in 1971 and his memoirs The Vantage Point: Perspectives of the Presidency 1963–1969 was published that same year. He died of a heart attack on January 22, 1973.
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 Lyndon Johnson Presidential Library and Museum. The Lyndon Johnson Presidential Library and Museum does not warrant that the use of these 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 Nguyen Van Thieu (Vietnam, 1923 - 2001)
Person Referenced Nguyen Cao Ky (Vietnam, 1930 - 2011)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam, 1890 - 1969)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
HanoiSaigonLBJ Ranch
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
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