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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
If We Don't Win This One, Bob...
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

If We Don't Win This One, Bob...

Artifact ID1973.1.1258
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (1906 - 1992)
Publisher ()
Gifter
Date ca. August 1967
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 22 7/8 in x W 14 in (58.1 cm x 35.6 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ speaks to a man (identifiable as Robert McNamara) as he studies a paper ("South Vietnam Presidential Campaign"). On LBJ’s desk are other papers ("South Vietnam", "Military Campaign", "Pacification Campaign", "Propaganda Campaign"). Caption: “If We Don't Win This One, Bob--Maybe We'd Better Pull Out!”. Artist signature lower right: "L.D. Warren”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower center: [blue] “33 ½ picas” “Tue 8 Aug 67”.
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. Robert McNamara was the US Secretary of Defense.
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 Robert McNamara (United States, 1916 - 2009)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Subjects
Vietnam War
Place Described
Vietnam
Place of Publication
Cincinnati
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