Photograph, Political - Clinton and Tucker
Object number2016.018.08
Associated LocationLittle Rock, Arkansas
MediumPaper, ink
Dimensions5 × 7 in. (12.7 × 17.8 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
Tucker is standing at a podium speaking while Bill and Hillary sit on the left side of the picture looking at him. Bill has his hand resting on his chin.
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.
William “Bill” Jefferson Clinton, born William Jefferson Blythe IV, was born in Hope, Arkansas on August 19, 1946. Clinton was the fortieth and forty-second governor of Arkansas, as well as the forty-second president of the United States. He married his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, in 1975 and their daughter, Chelsea, was born in 1980.
Status
Not on view
