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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 Keep Telling You He's Got to Stay out...
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

I Keep Telling You He's Got to Stay out...

Artifact ID1973.1.1736
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist
Publisher ()
Gifter
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 18 1/4 in x W 14 1/4 in (46.4 cm x 36.2 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. Sheriff LBJ speaks to a man with the world as his head and pushes against a giant man (identifiable as Mao Tse Tung) standing on land (“Southeast Asia”). Caption: “​​I Keep Telling You He's Got to Stay out of This Rice Paddy”. Artist signature lower right: "Ralph Vinson".
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at upper left: [red] “States editorial - Fri. May 14th”. Handwritten at lower center: [red] “5 ¾”. Handwritten at lower right: “426”.
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.
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 Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Mao Tse-tung (China, 1893 - 1976)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
WorldSoutheast Asia
Place of Publication
New Orleans
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