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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
You're Not Getting All the News That Is Fit to Print!
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

You're Not Getting All the News That Is Fit to Print!

Artifact ID1973.324.1
Object Type Cartoon Print
Artist
Publisher ()
Gifter
Medium Paper
DimensionsOverall H 8 1/4 in x W 6 1/2 in (21 cm x 16.5 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionPrint reproduction of cartoon drawing. A man writes in a book ("History's Evaluation of Vietnam Policies” “Papers: L.B.J., J.F.K. Ike, H.S.T, Rusk, Bundy, McNamara, Rostow, Etc.”) while a man (“Hindsight Critics”) hands him a newspaper (“The New York Times Pentagon secret study of Vietnam Incomplete”). Caption: “You’re not getting all the news that is fit to print!”. Additional text at upper left: “As Hy Rosen Sees It”. Artist signature lower left: “Hy Rosen”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at center right: [illegible] “12 proofs” “10/71” [illegible].
Historical NoteLyndon Johnson cared about how he and the Vietnam War would be remembered in history. In this cartoon, different politicians' attitudes toward the Vietnam War would be remembered with hindsight.
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 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 Harry S. Truman (United States, 1884 - 1972)
Person Referenced Robert McNamara (United States, 1916 - 2009)
Person Referenced William Bundy (United States, 1917 - 2000)
Person Referenced Dwight D. Eisenhower (United States, 1890 - 1969)
Person Referenced John F. Kennedy (United States, 1917 - 1963)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
Albany
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