[Richard Nixon with Vietnamese ballot box] – Antique Print
![[Richard Nixon with Vietnamese ballot box] — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/85/8577f750df65-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic drawing captures [Richard Nixon with Vietnamese ballot box] in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[Richard Nixon with Vietnamese ballot box]
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Few images in this gallery pair an American president with a ballot box, and this ink-and-pencil drawing does so with a deliberate edge. Its subject ties Richard Nixon to South Vietnam's elections in the early 1970s, when Washington pressed for a democratic face on Saigon's government while American troops were being withdrawn under the policy of Vietnamization. The 1971 presidential vote, in which Nguyen Van Thieu ran essentially unopposed, was widely criticized as rigged, so a ballot box in this setting invites viewers to question how much the process meant. The drawing's exact origin is not recorded, but its pencil underdrawing and inked finish suggest a commentator working in a graphic, reportorial style.
| Medium | 1 drawing : India ink over pencil on white wove paper ; 20.9 x 20.5 cm. (sheet) |
|---|---|
| Notes | [between ca. 1970 and 1974] |
| Subjects | Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous),--1913-1994. Vietnam War, 1961-1975. Political elections--South Vietnam--1970-1980. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,311 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-156791 |
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