US EditionFormer Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker, who stepped down in the wake of Whitewater, dies at 81
- Jim Guy Tucker, former Governor of Arkansas, died at the age of 81.
- Tucker became governor in 1992 when Bill Clinton was elected president, later winning a four-year term in 1994 despite fraud allegations from his opponent.
- He was convicted in 1996 of lying about the use of a $150,000 government-backed loan.
- Bill Clinton stated that Tucker's public service 'made Arkansas better, stronger, and fairer.
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Former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker dies at 81
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Jim Guy Tucker, the dynamic and debonaire 43rd Governor of Arkansas who bridged two political dynasties but resigned the state's highest office after being convicted on federal charges brought by the independent counsel investigating the Whitewater…
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Former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker, who stepped down in the wake of Whitewater, dies at 81
Former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker, who was forced from office in the wake of the Whitewater investigation, has died. Tucker's daughter said the former governor died Thursday in Little
Former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker dies at age 81
Jim Guy Tucker, whose tumultuous 30-year career in politics included terms as a prosecuting attorney, attorney general, congressman and Arkansas’s 43rd governor, died Thursday in Little Rock. He was 81. Plagued almost from birth by chronic health conditions that frequently interrupted and complicated his career, he entered hospice care in late January.Tucker was part of a cadre of charismatic, handsome and liberal politicians — along with Dale B…
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