Jacket, Mike Huckabee

 
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Gov. Huckabee's childhood jacket
Jacket, Mike Huckabee
Gov. Huckabee's childhood jacket
Gov. Huckabee's childhood jacket

Jacket, Mike Huckabee

Object number1999.054.03
Dateca 1960
OriginHope, Arkansas
DimensionsOverall: 56 1/2 x 27 1/2 in. (143.5 x 69.9 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum collection
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    DescriptionRed jacket worn by Mike Huckabee as a child. Three navy blue stripes running the length of the right breast of the jacket. On the left breast there is a patch that says "Hugh O'Brian Youth Foundation." Future Leaders Through Youth." This patch is round and has a sun setting over a river. There is a pocket on the lower left side of the jacket; it has a blue zipper tread. The left arm has an American Flag patch. The right arm has a NASA patch. The collar holds a rain hood, closed in by a zipper with blue tread. There is a drawstring at the base of the jacket.

    Michael Dale Huckabee was born on August 24, 1955 in Hope, Arkansas. Huckabee ran for U.S. Senate in 1992, but lost to Dale Bumpers. Huckabee went on to run in the special election for the open lieutenant governor position in 1992 and won. In 1996, Huckabee was sworn in as the forty-fourth governor of Arkansas. Huckabee was reelected in 1998. During his time as governor he led campaigns to rebuild the state highway system, pushed for Arkansas's tobacco settlement to be used for the state's health care system, and also began a push for educational reform. Huckabee ran for U.S. President in 2008 and 2016, but did not receive the Republican Party nomination either time. Huckabee and his wife currently live in Florida.
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