Bad news, sir. There's no such place as the Gulf of Tonkin!; [August 1964]

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Identifier	mus.aaec0639
Alternate ID	cartoon_item_0639
Title	Bad news, sir. There's no such place as the Gulf of Tonkin!; [August 1964]
Alternate title(s)	Bad news, sir. We've just found out there's no such place as the Gulf of Tonkin!
Description	From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Ben Wicks. A man is holding a map and, looking over his shoulder, speaking to Lyndon Johnson. Johnson, who has been looking out a window toward the U.S. Capitol, looks toward the man. The man is saying, "Bad news, sir. We've just found out there's no such place as the Gulf of Tonkin!" The cartoon caption reads, "Bad news, sir. There's no such place as the Gulf of Tonkin!"
Creator	Wicks, Ben.
Date	August 1964
Coverage (time period)	August 1964
Subject	Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973. Democratic National Committee (U.S.) Democratic Party (U.S.) Escalation (Military science) Faux pas. Presidents. Presidents--Staff. Tonkin Gulf Incidents, 1964. Vietnam War, 1961-1975. Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Campaigns. Tonkin, Gulf of. United States--Politics and government--1963-1969--Caricatures and cartoons.
Resource type	Image Text
Format	Digital reproduction of a 1-page illustration.
Language	English
Publisher	The Telegram (Toronto, Canada) University of Southern Mississippi Libraries. (electronic version)
Rights	Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Contributing institution	Special Collections, McCain Library and Archives, University of Southern Mississippi.
Collection	AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection.
Source	cartoon number 0639
Digital repository	University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections.
Digital collection	AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection.
File size	125.154 KB
File extension	JPG
Width	600
Height	886
Color space	RGB
File name	0639.jpg

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