Handbill, Political: Dale Bumpers and Family
Object number2007.106.03.1-4
Date1970-1975
Mediumpaper and ink
Dimensions5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (14 x 21.6 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionRe-elect Dale Bumpers for Governor mail-out campaign handbills (4) titled: "Everybody's Governor." A black and white photo of the Bumpers family on the front. Black and blue text.Dale Leon Bumpers was born on August 12, 1925 in Charleston, Arkansas. He married longtime girlfriend Betty Lou Flanagan on September 4, 1949. In 1970, Bumpers ran for Governor of Arkansas and won, becoming the thirty-eighth governor of Arkansas. He was reelected in 1972. As governor, Bumpers was able to reduce the number of agencies that reported to the governor, improve social services available to the elderly, disabled, and developmentally challenged, granted more power to the cities, repealed the “fair trade” liquor law, expended the state park system, created a prison construction program, and advocated for education reform and advancement. He died on January 1, 2016.
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