Jim Guy Tucker Politician

James "Jim" Guy Tucker, Jr. (born June 13, 1943) is an Arkansas political figure. He served as the 43rd Governor of Arkansas, the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas, Arkansas Attorney General, and U.S. Representative. Tucker has been married to the former Betty Allen since 1975.Tucker resigned the governorship and was replaced by Mike Huckabee on July 16, 1996, after his conviction for fraud during the Whitewater affair, although the conviction was not directly related to the investigation of Bill and Hillary Clinton's real estate and related business dealings.

Personal facts

Jim Guy Tucker
Birth dateJune 13, 1943
Birth place
Oklahoma City
Residence
Little Rock Arkansas

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Politician

military operations
Vietnam War
governor
military branch
United States Marine Corps Reserve
office
Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
49th Attorney General of Arkansas
party
Democratic Party (United States)
service start1964
service end1967
successor

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External resources

  1. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000400
  2. http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1997/gen/resources/infocus/whitewater/ak.roots.html
  3. http://www.courttv.com/archive/legaldocs/government/whitewater/tucker.html
  4. http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=124
  5. http://www.oldstatehouse.com/exhibits/virtual/governors/the_new_south/tucker.asp
  6. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/whitewater/may96/the_verdict_5-29.html
  7. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/whitewater/stories/wwtr960820.htm
  8. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/whitewater/timeline2.htm