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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
I Agree in Principle That Travel Is Broadening...
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

I Agree in Principle That Travel Is Broadening...

Artifact ID1973.1.1170
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (1933 - 2021)
Gifter
Publisher (founded 1882)
Date ca. November 1968
Medium Ink and developer on Craftint paper
DimensionsOverall H 14 in x W 11 3/8 in (35.6 cm x 28.9 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. A man (identifiable as Nguyen Cao Ky) with a suitcase ("Thieu-Ky Gov't”), speaks to LBJ, who sits on the steps of an aircraft ("Expanded Paris Negotiations"). LBJ looks very bored. Both are covered in cobwebs. A plane flies across the sky above them. Caption: “I Agree in Principle That Travel Is Broadening. It's Just the Practice That I Object To”. Artist signature lower center: "Sanders”. A small piece of paper “The Milwaukee Journal” adhered to lower center. A small piece of paper “All rights reserved 1968 Publishers-Hall Syndicate” adhered to lower center.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at upper right: [blue] “Sun Nov. 24/67”. Handwritten at upper right: “rec’d 4/25”.
Historical NoteNorth Vietnam did not want to recognize the government of South Vietnam and had the goal of reunification, while South Vietnam did not recognize the National Liberation Front. Meanwhile, the United States followed Containment policy, hoping to keep Communism from diffusing to other Southeast Asian nations, and aimed to leave Vietnam without the humiliation of defeat. Nguyen Van Thieu, the president of South Vietnam, was opposed to any concessions to the North Vietnamese.
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 Nguyen Van Thieu (Vietnam, 1923 - 2001)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Nguyen Cao Ky (Vietnam, 1930 - 2011)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
París
Place of Publication
Milwaukee
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