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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Rider
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Rider

Artifact ID1973.1.1665
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States, 1911 - 1980)
Gifter
Publisher (founded 1885)
Date ca. April 1967
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 10 1/2 in x W 12 1/4 in (26.7 cm x 31.1 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. A donkey (" '68") rides a bomb ("Escalation") headed down toward an explosion ("North Vietnam MIG Bases"). Caption: “​​Rider”. Artist signature lower right: "Herc Ficklen The Dallas News”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower right: "To President Johnson with best wishes, ". Handwritten at lower right: “4/26/67”.
Historical NotePresident Johnson was up for his second term during the 1968 election, but he would later withdraw from the race on March 31, 1968. By 1968, the Vietnam War had escalated to hundreds of thousands of troops deployed and the war’s unpopularity in the United States was increased further by the North Vietnamese Tet Offensive in January 1968.
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.
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Dallas
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