Loading...
Please wait, while we are loading the content...
Similar Documents
"I suppose you are all wondering why I called this meeting"
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Description | Cartoon shows President Lyndon Johnson addressing a group of diplomats seated around a table labeled "Manila Conference." Johnson's foot is in a bear trap labeled "Vietnam." By 1966, the U.S. government had sent a sizeable military force to help the South Vietnamese fight the Viet Cong and their allies, the North Vietnamese, and it was clear that victory was not in sight. Johnson traveled to Manila in October 1966 to try generate more help from Australian, New Zealand, and Asian allies. Payne was a Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist for the Charlotte Observer. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Miscellaneous Items in High Demand |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Diplomacy--United States. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Animal traps--1960-1970. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Manila Conference,--(1966) |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Johnson, Lyndon B.--(Lyndon Baines),--1908-1973. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
