Public service defined the career of James Guy Tucker, Jr., better known as Jim Guy. He served the citizens of Arkansas as prosecuting attorney, attorney general, United States Congressman, lieutenant governor, and governor, a political legacy that spans 1970-1996. Included in his collection are family papers, research material for his manuscript\u00a0Arkansas Men at War<\/i>, speeches as chairman of the White House Conference on Families, papers relating to his public service career, photographs, audiovisual materials, and memorabilia from his personal life and political career.<\/p>\n
Under Tucker’s leadership as governor, he reformed the criminal justice system, brought state government to the people with his “Capital for a Day” program, reformed the education system, and signed bills, through additional taxes, to fund Medicaid for Arkansans.<\/p>\n
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Center for Arkansas History and Culture received a National Historical Publications and Records Commission two-year grant to process Governor Tucker’s papers. The finished collection contains over 500 linear feet of material.<\/p>\n
This virtual exhibit offers content written by archivists and historian-advisers processing the collection. Readers can explore\u00a0topics about\u00a0Tucker’s\u00a0early life and family background<\/a>,\u00a0education during the Little Rock School Integration Crisis<\/a>,\u00a0Harvard education<\/a>, service as a\u00a0war correspondent in Vietnam<\/a>, and accomplishments from Tucker’s\u00a0political career<\/a>.<\/p>\n The site features a\u00a0media gallery<\/a>\u00a0with photos, documents, and\u00a0video clips<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0the collection, as well as\u00a0editorial cartoons<\/a>\u00a0featuring Jim Guy Tucker from the Jon Kennedy Cartoon Collection, 1935-1988 (UALR.MS.0023), also housed at Center for Arkansas History and Culture. These illustrations depict some of Tucker’s early political battles. Other special features of the site include\u00a0childhood<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0political bio cards<\/a>, a\u00a0timeline<\/a>\u00a0of Tucker’s life, a\u00a0HistoryPin map of Tucker’s Capital for a Day<\/a>\u00a0program, and a link to the\u00a0James Guy Tucker, Jr., Processing Blog.<\/a><\/p>\n The virtual exhibit includes\u00a0Education Materials<\/a>\u00a0for teachers, with lesson plans covering topics of the Lost Year, Prison Reform in Arkansas, Whitewater, and the Vietnam War.<\/p>\n For additional information on the collection please see the collection finding aid online or\u00a0plan your visit<\/a>\u00a0to the UA Little Rock’s Center for Arkansas History and Culture.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Introduction The James Guy Tucker, Jr., Papers Public service defined the career of James Guy Tucker, Jr., better known as Jim Guy. He served the citizens of Arkansas as prosecuting attorney, attorney general, United States Congressman, lieutenant governor, and governor,…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n