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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Damn the Torpedoes!...
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Damn the Torpedoes!...

Artifact ID1965.28.389
Object Type Cartoon Print
Artist (1921 - 2003)
Publisher ()
Gifter
Date 1965
Medium Paper
DimensionsOverall H 13 7/8 in x W 11 in (35.2 cm x 27.9 cm )
Physical Description
Physical Description​​Print reproduction of cartoon drawing. LBJ is dressed as the captain of ship ("USS Consensus"). He speaks to a saluting sailor (identifiable as Everett Dirksen). A plume of smoke ("Fulbright Speech") rises up from the side of the ship. Caption reads: “Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead, Mr. Dirksen.” Artist signature lower right: "©1965 Mauldin Chicago Sun-Times".
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower left: "Bill Mauldin".
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 and he criticized American foreign policy actions in the Dominican Republic and the western hemisphere as a whole whenever there is a revolution.
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 Note© Chicago Sun-Times, 1964
 Copyright 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 J. William Fulbright (United States, 1905 - 1995)
Person Referenced Everett Dirksen (United States, 1896 - 1969)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Chicago
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