Lyndon Johnson and Theodore Green
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Object Details
- Artist
- George Tames, 1919 - 1994
- Sitter
- Lyndon Baines Johnson, 27 Aug 1908 - 22 Jan 1973
- Theodore Francis Green, 2 Oct 1867 - 19 May 1966
- Exhibition Label
- In 1957, George Tames photographed Texas Senator Lyndon B. Johnson (left) as he pressured Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman, Rhode Island Senator Theodore Green (right), into accepting President Eisenhower’s Mideast plan. The resulting eight photographs, which are now in the museum’s collection, resemble stills on a cinematic reel.
- Tames captured a towering Johnson encroaching on Green’s space and Green’s reaction as he pulled away from Johnson, and leaned back on the edge of the desk. In this photograph, Johnson even touches Green’s lapel, likely not letting the latter get a word in edgewise. Johnson was known to cajole, threaten, and intimidate, both through his words and the physicality of his speech. Through his “Johnson Treatment,” he was able to push through legislation as Senate Majority Leader and, later, as President.
- En 1957, George Tames retrató a Lyndon B. Johnson (izquierda), senador de Texas, mientras presionaba a Theodore Green (derecha), senador de Rhode Island y presidente de la Comisión de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado, para que aceptara el plan del presidente Eisenhower sobre el Medio Oriente. Las ocho fotos de ese momento, ahora en la colección del museo, parecen fotogramas de una película.
- Tames capta al imponente Johnson invadiendo el espacio de Green y la reacción de este, quien se aparta y se apoya contra el escritorio. Johnson incluso toca la solapa de Green y posiblemente no lo ha dejado hablar. Johnson solía persuadir, amenazar e intimidar lo mismo con sus palabras que con su lenguaje físico. Con este “tratamiento” logró empujar piezas legislativas como líder de la mayoría en el Senado y luego como presidente del país.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Frances O. Tames
- 1957
- Object number
- NPG.94.185
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- © George Tames/The New York Times/Redux
- Type
- Photograph
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Image/Sheet: 33.4cm x 25.4cm (13 1/8" x 10")
- Mount: 50.7cm x 40.5cm (19 15/16" x 15 15/16")
- Place
- United States\District of Columbia\Washington
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Interior
- Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
- Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
- Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses\Pince-nez
- Home Furnishings\Lighting Devices\Lamp
- Lyndon Baines Johnson: Male
- Lyndon Baines Johnson: Literature\Writer
- Lyndon Baines Johnson: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
- Lyndon Baines Johnson: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher
- Lyndon Baines Johnson: Politics and Government\President of US
- Lyndon Baines Johnson: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist
- Lyndon Baines Johnson: Politics and Government\US Senator\Texas
- Lyndon Baines Johnson: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Texas
- Lyndon Baines Johnson: Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Theodore Francis Green: Male
- Theodore Francis Green: Law and Crime\Lawyer
- Theodore Francis Green: Politics and Government\US Senator\Rhode Island
- Theodore Francis Green: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Rhode Island
- Theodore Francis Green: Military and Intelligence\Officer
- Theodore Francis Green: Politics and Government\Governor\Rhode Island
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.94.185
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm469c59611-ab86-4c56-a4a4-343a5e2a5647
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