Photograph, Political - Jim Guy Tucker

 
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Photograph, Political - Jim Guy Tucker
Photograph, Political - Jim Guy Tucker
Photograph, Political - Jim Guy Tucker
Photograph, Political - Jim Guy Tucker

Photograph, Political - Jim Guy Tucker

Object number2016.018.14
Associated LocationArkansas
MediumPaper, ink
Dimensions5 × 7 in. (12.7 × 17.8 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionA black and white photograph of Jim Guy Tucker. Tucker is standing on stairs inside of the Arkansas State Capitol and smiling at the camera. He is slightly obscured by a woman with dark hair walking in front of him down the stairs.

    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.
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