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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Second Guessers Club
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Second Guessers Club

Artifact ID1966.64.325
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Publisher (founded 1905)
Date ca. February 1966
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 18 5/8 in x W 14 3/8 in (47.3 cm x 36.5 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. Eight vignettes of men offering LBJ advice ("Expand the War! Save South Vietnam", "Use Air Power! Ya wanna fight a land war in Asia?", "If we bomb Hanoi we'll end up fightin' China", ""Limited Bombing, Bah! What is this, tiddle-de-winks?", "We need a holiday truce to start preace talks!", "Call that a truce? Nobody had time to negotiate!", "Bomb lulls beef up the Viet Cong and undercut our allies!", "The Honolulu talks make a negotiated peace impossible!". At the bottom he says, "Anybody who wants this job can have it!" Caption reads: "Second Guessers Club". Artist signature lower left: "Poinier Detroit News '66".
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower left: "To President Johnson with sincere regards, Arthur Poinier" "2/16/66".
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.
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 personally, until the President donated it to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum in 1970.
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)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
VietnamHanoiHonolulu
Place of Publication
Detroit
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