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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
See What's on Our Line This Time
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

See What's on Our Line This Time

Artifact ID1973.1.1767
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States)
Publisher ()
Gifter
Date 1967
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 17 3/8 in x W 13 3/4 in (44.1 cm x 34.9 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ fishes off a dock for a paper ("New Peace Try") with a pile of empty cans ("Past Efforts") behind him. In the water below, a fisherman ("Red China") ties cans on a fishing line while a man (identifiable as Ho Chi Minh) watches from the same boat. Another man on a further boat ("Moscow") also watches. A small piece of paper “Publishers-Hall Syndicate, 1967” adhered to lower right. Caption: “See What's on Our Line This Time”. Artist signature lower right: "Dowling The Kansas City Star".
Historical NoteDuring the Johnson administration, US officials continued to refuse to recognize the People’s Republic of China in favor of Taiwan and did not allow the PRC on the UN Security Council. China provided aid to North Vietnam during the war. The United States ensured that it would not want a war with China, which had just detonated its first atomic bomb in 1964, but also remained steadfast in its position on Vietnam. While the Soviet Union assisted North Vietnam, it remained less involved than China in 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, 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 Leonid Brezhnev (Soviet Union, 1906 - 1982)
Person Referenced Mao Tse-tung (China, 1893 - 1976)
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
ChinaMoscow
Place of Publication
Kansas City
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