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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Have You Considered Your Position...
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Have You Considered Your Position...

Artifact ID1973.253.1
Object Type Cartoon Print
Artist (American, 1932 - 2015)
Publisher ()
Gifter
Date 1968
Medium Paper
DimensionsOverall H 11 1/4 in x W 8 3/4 in (28.6 cm x 22.2 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionPrint reproduction of cartoon drawing. LBJ and a man sit talking. Caption: “Have you considered your position should Nixon, Kennedy, and McCarthy drop out?”. Additional text at upper left: “Berry’s World”. Additional text at lower center: “© 1968 by NEA, Inc.”. Artist signature lower right: “Jim Berry”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten across the bottom: [blue] “For President Johnson: With highest regards and very best wishes - Jim”.
Historical NoteOn March 31, 1968, Lyndon Johnson announced that he was withdrawing from the presidential race so he could focus on ending the Vietnam War. At the time, he had just lost the New Hampshire primary to antiwar candidate Eugene McCarthy, Robert F. Kennedy, another antiwar candidate, had just entered the race, and his polls in Wisconsin right before the primary were low. He also announced a partial bombing halt in Vietnam. Former Vice President Richard Nixon secured the Republican nomination during the 1968 election. His platform emphasized crime and he criticized Johnson’s Vietnam policy, but was vague about his own plans to end the war. New York Senator Robert F. Kennedy, a prominent critic of the Vietnam War, ran for president in 1968 as a Democrat with an anti-war platform until his assassination in June 1968. Minnesota Senator Eugene McCarthy ran for president in 1968 during the Democratic primaries as an antiwar candidate.
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 B Johnson Presidential Library 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 Note© 1968 by NEA, Inc.
 Copyright or other proprietary rights are held by individuals or entities other than the Lyndon Johnson Presidential Library and Museum. The Lyndon Johnson Presidential Library and Museum does not warrant that the use of these 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 (American, 1908 - 1973)
Person Referenced Robert F. Kennedy (American, 1925 - 1968)
Person Referenced Richard Nixon (American, 1913 - 1994)
Person Referenced Eugene J. McCarthy (American, 1916 - 2005)
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