Domestically Nixon and Connally initiated deficit spending under the name of a "full employment budget," and imposed a wage and price freeze. Connally was described by New York Times columnist James Reston as "the spunkiest character in Washington these days.... He is tossing away computerized Treasury speeches, and telling American business and labor off the cuff to get off their duffs if they want more jobs, more profits and a larger share of the competitive world market." Connally resigned in 1972 to campaign for Nixon's reelection. About the ArtistEverett Raymond Kinstler (1926 - ), the New York illustrator turned portrait painter, is represented in more than five hundred collections nationwide. He has painted leading members of corporations, society, and government, including at least thirty Cabinet members. His portrait of John B. Connally, which had not been immediately painted when Connally left Treasury, was commissioned by later Secretary William Simon. Connally sat occasionally for the portrait in Kinstler's New York studio over a period of two years, during which time many sketches were made. The final painting, executed during one weekend, was derived from a pose Connally struck when on break from the official sittings; he would sit on the edge of a table and look out the window with his hand on his hip. The portrait was completed in 1976. Office of the Curator
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