Photograph, Political - Jim Guy Tucker
Object number2016.018.09
Associated LocationArkansas
MediumPaper, ink
Dimensions5 × 7 in. (12.7 × 17.8 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
Tucker stands in the middle of two men, the one on the left has a striped white shirt while the man on the right is wearing a plain white shirt. Both unnamed men are wearing glasses while Tucker is not. There is a man on the far left side of the picture as well.
James “Jim” Guy Tucker Jr. was born on June 13, 1943 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. On November 8, 1975 he married Betty Allen Alworth. In 1990, Tucker won the race for Lieutenant Governor, and he became acting Governor when Clinton began his presidential campaign. Tucker then became governor in December 1992 upon Clinton’s resignation, and in 1994 Tucker was elected the forty-third Governor of Arkansas. After he left office, Tucker went on to focus on his business enterprises.
Status
Not on view
