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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
When Things Are Dull, You Can Always Count...
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

When Things Are Dull, You Can Always Count...

Artifact ID1973.266.1
Object Type Cartoon Print
Artist (United States)
Gifter
Publisher (founded 1888)
Date ca. November 1970
Medium Paper
DimensionsOverall H 13 1/2 in x W 9 1/2 in (34.3 cm x 24.1 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionPrint reproduction of cartoon drawing. A man walks into a room ("Hanoi Propaganda Dept") with a paper (“Statement on attempted rescue of POWs”) toward a machine (“Teletype”). Two men watch while another man works at a desk. Signs (“Idea Dept.” “Only Our Propaganda is Truth” “Long Live Fulbright” “And Ted Kennedy and McGovern!!”) hang on the wall. A heart with an arrow shot through it is drawn on the wall under a portrait of a man (identifiable as J. William Fulbright). Caption: “When things are dull, you can always count on Fulbright!” Artist signature lower right: “Brooks The Birmingham News”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower right: “Sun - Nov. 22, 1970”.
Historical NoteJ. William Fulbright was a Democratic senator from Arkansas. He was the head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and supported detente policies. He became one of the loudest critics of the Johnson administration’s Vietnam policy. George McGovern, a senator from South Dakota, was a prominent critic of the Vietnam War. He later ran for president in 1968 and 1972. Ted Kennedy was Robert F. Kennedy's brother and a senator from Massachusetts.
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 NoteCopyright 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 J. William Fulbright (United States, 1905 - 1995)
Person Referenced Ted Kennedy (United States, 1932 - 2009)
Person Referenced George McGovern (United States, 1922 - 2012)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
Hanoi
Place of Publication
Birmingham
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