Set, Desk - Governor Jim Guy Tucker
Object numberoshtl2017.031.02.1-3
Date1992-1996
OriginGermany
Associated LocationLittle Rock, Arkansas
MediumGlass, Gold, Sterling Silver
DimensionsFountain Pen With Stand: 5 × 3 × 5 3/4 in. (12.7 × 7.6 × 14.6 cm)
Inkwell: 2 15/16 × 2 15/16 × 3 in. (7.5 × 7.5 × 7.6 cm)
Blotter: 7 5/8 × 2 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (19.4 × 7 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from Senator Jim Guy and Betty Tucker.
Terms
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
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