As Our 'Friends' See Us
Artifact ID1973.264.1
Object Type
Cartoon Print
Artist
P. A. "Pap" Dean, Jr.
(United States)
Gifter
P. A. "Pap" Dean, Jr.
Date
ca. January 1968
Medium
Paper
DimensionsOverall H 16 3/8 in x W 12 1/4 in (41.6 cm x 31.1 cm )
Physical DescriptionPhysical DescriptionPrint reproduction of cartoon drawing. Two men with signs ("Yankee Go Home") react to a headline (“Stay home with dollars, L.B.J. tells U.S. Tourists” “Help Balance of Payments”). One remarks, “Look how those lousy Americans are abandoning us!”. They sit in front of a building (“Cafe”) with a sign (“Yankee Go Home!”) on the window. On the table is a bottle (“Vino”) and two cups. Caption: “As our ‘friends’ see us.” Artist signature lower right: “Pap Dean 1-8-68 The Shreveport Times”.
Historical NoteCharles de Gaulle believed that NATO advantaged the relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom over France and he wanted France to have its own nuclear power and pursue detente with the Soviet Union. He also criticized the Vietnam War. President Johnson announced plans for a travel tax which would tax Americans traveling outside the Western hemisphere. However, this was shelved in March 1968 by the House Ways and Means Committee. "Yankee go home" is a phrase opposing American presence in another country.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
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Person Referenced
Lyndon Baines Johnson
(United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
Place of Publication