Card, Christmas - Governor Huckabee

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Card, Christmas - Governor Huckabee

Object number2004.005.01

Date2003

OriginLittle Rock, Arkansas

MediumPaper, ink

DimensionsOverall: 5 x 7 1/2 in. (12.7 x 19.1 cm)

Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection

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DescriptionCard from Gov. and Mrs. Huckabee. The outside of the card is blue and says "Christmas Joy" with "Governor's Mansion Grand Hall” in silver. There is a white overlay of the front of the mansion which shows three large bay windows illuminated as well as showing the Christmas tree. The left inside cover shows a picture of Janet, Mike, and Jet with Matthew 1:23 underneath the picture. The right inside cover has the governor's seal in the lower center, a picture of each of their children and their employment, and a Christmas note. There is an insert giving Janet's recipe for Christmas Corn Casserole.

Michael Dale Huckabee was born on August 24, 1955 in Hope, Arkansas. 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 and his wife currently live in Florida.

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