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James Guy Tucker Jr. (born June 13, 1943) is an American former politician, businessman, and attorney who served as the 43rd governor of Arkansas from 1992 until his resignation in 1996 after his conviction for fraud during the Whitewater affair. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 15th lieutenant governor, state attorney general, and as a U.S. representative. Early life Tucker was born in Oklahoma City and moved to Arkansas before school age. He attended public schools in Little Rock, graduating from Hall High School in 1961. He had his first taste of politics when he ran for and was elected vice-president of Key Club International (the largest and oldest high school service organization in the United States). He served in that organization from 1960 to 1961. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University in 1963. Early career Tucker served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve in 1964, but was discharged for medical reasons (chronic ulcers) after finishing the first phase of his officer candidate training class at Camp Upshur at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia. In early 1965, Tucker found passage to southeast Asia by tramp steamer from San Francisco and entered South Vietnam as an accredited freelance war correspondent. With one brief sojourn home, he remained in the war zone through 1967, personally participating in a number of engagements. Late that year, he published Arkansas Men at War, a compendium of interviews with troops from the state he had followed into combat. The book received generally favorable reviews. Following a brief stint as an assistant professor of American history at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon, Tucker returned to the University of Arkansas Law School in 1968 as a second-year student, graduated, and was admitted to the bar that same year. Law career Tucker practiced as a junior associate with the Rose Law Firm, from which he ran for prosecuting attorney in 1970. He served as prosecutor for the Sixth Judicial District of Arkansas 1971–1972. In that office, he oversaw the prosecution of more than 1,000 backlogged felony cases inherited from previous administrations. He won convictions in several cases considered by local observers as "impossible" successfully to prosecute, including one kidnapping. Twelve "guest" judges were temporarily reassigned from other circuits by the state supreme court at Tucker's request to clear the docket. He was appointed by the Governor to the Arkansas Criminal Code Revision Commission and served from 1973 to 1975, during which time he was credited with spearheading the group's broad revision of the state's criminal laws. An investigation into police corruption he began was stymied by a county grand jury appointed by a circuit judge who was a political ally of the chief of police. However, the following year, a federal grand jury, building on Tucker's work, issued a scathing report which led to a shake-up of the department and the resignation of the chief, senior detectives and complicit city officials. Political career Tucker was a delegate to the 1972 Democratic National Convention and was elected Arkansas Attorney General in November 1972 at the age of 29. He easily defeated the Republican nominee Edwin Bethune, then of Searcy in White County, and later Tucker's successor as U.S. Representative from the Little Rock–based Arkansas's 2nd congressional district. Tucker served two 2-year terms as attorney general, 1973–1977. He and the state's chief justice served as co-chairmen of the Arkansas Criminal Code Revision Commission. This was the first effort at codification of the state's criminal code and was adopted by the State's General Assembly. Tucker also began intervening in utility rate cases before the Arkansas Public Service Commission and fought to require "scrubbers" on a large coal-fired generation plant. He served as co-chairman of the Consumer Protection Committee of the National Association of Attorneys General. Running from his post as attorney general, Tucker was elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fifth Congress and served one term, January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979. He served on the Ways & Means Committee, on the Sub-Committee on Social Security, and on a special committee on welfare reform. He relinquished the seat to wage an unsuccessful campaign for the United States Senate in 1978. He was defeated in the Democratic primary by the sitting governor, David Pryor. In the same election, Bill Clinton, who had replaced Tucker in 1977 as attorney general, was elected governor. Tucker resumed his law practice. A consistent intra-party rival of Clinton, he was defeated by Clinton when both sought the Democratic nomination for governor in 1982 following Clinton's defeat by Republican Frank White in 1980. He then became a partner in the firm of Mitchell, Williams, Selig & Tucker and served as lead trial counsel in complex litigation. Eight years later, Tucker announced his intention to run for the governor's office again against Clinton, who was seeking a fifth term and was expected to seek the Democratic nomination for president. However, he withdrew from the gubernatorial primary and ran instead for the post of lieutenant governor. Tucker recognized that Clinton had his eyes on the presidency and might not serve a full term. Tucker, in accordance with a state constitutional provision barring a governor from executing duties while traveling outside of the state, served as acting governor on a near-constant basis between Clinton's campaign launch during the summer of 1991 and the election in November 1992, relinquishing gubernatorial powers and duties only on the few occasions when Clinton returned to the state, such as to oversee the execution of Ricky Ray Rector. Tucker succeeded to the governorship upon Clinton's resignation on December 12, 1992, following the latter's election to the presidency. Tucker called a special session of the General Assembly that same week to solve a financial crisis for the state's Medicaid system. At his urging, the legislature adopted a soft drink tax, proceeds of which were placed in a trust account for Medicaid matching purposes. The soft drink industry obtained sufficient signatures to attempt a repeal. The soft drink tax prevailed with over 60% of the vote. Tucker won election in 1994 with over 59% of the vote against Republican Sheffield Nelson to a four-year term as governor and was sworn into a full four-year term on January 10, 1995. Conviction and resignation Tucker was convicted of one count of conspiracy and one count of mail fraud on May 28, 1996, as part of Kenneth Starr's investigation of the Whitewater scandal. Tucker was tried with fellow defendants James B. McDougal and his wife Susan McDougal. The prosecution was conducted primarily by OIC prosecutor Ray Jahn. Tucker chose not to testify in his own defense upon the advice of his attorney. Tucker received a lenie.... Discover the James Tucker popular books. Find the top 100 most popular James Tucker books.
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The Impeachment Report
U.S. House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence & Alan DershowitzThe Official Impeachment Inquiry Report on The Results of The TrumpUkraine InvestigationPlus the Articles of Impeachment and the Republican Report Disputing the Results of the Demo...
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The Impeachment Report
U.S. House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on IntelligenceThe Official Impeachment Inquiry Report on The Results of The TrumpUkraine InvestigationPlus the Articles of Impeachment and the Republican Report Disputing the Results of the Demo...
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The Marine Insurance Company of Alexandria v. John and James H. Tucker
United States Supreme CourtE. J. Lee, for the plaintiffs in error. 1. The voyage insured was never commenced; and the vessel was not in the prosecution of that voyage, at the time of her capture.
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Wairoa Rag Sheet Music
James D. M. TuckerSheet Music for the Wairoa Rag Ragtime TwoStep piano piece.
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The Case Against Impeaching Trump
Alan Dershowitz"A brilliant lawyer...A new and very important book. I would encourage all people...to read!"President Donald J. Trump“Absolutely amazing…. If you care about justice...read this bo...
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War Hawk
James Rollins & Grant BlackwoodFormer Army Ranger Tucker Wayne and his war dog Kane are thrust into a global conspiracy that threatens to shake the foundations of American democracy in this second exciting Sigma...
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John and James Tucker v. Oxley
United States Supreme CourtERROR to the circuit court of the district of Columbia, sitting at Alexandria, in an action of assumpsit for goods sold and delivered, brought by Oxley, assignee of Thomas Moore, a...
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The Impeachment Report
U.S. House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on IntelligenceThe Official Impeachment Inquiry Report on The Results of The TrumpUkraine Investigation, from The U.S. House Of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. This g...
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Sister Viv
Grantlee KiezaThe inspiring story of the nursing hero who survived a wartime massacre and dedicated her life to saving others from the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of Flinders, The ...
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James Tucker and Linda Tucker v. Union Oil
Supreme Court Of IdahoThis is an appeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiffrespondent Tucker in a negligence action. Tucker suffered an industrial accident while in the employ of Feed Services [a nonp...
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The Second Impeachment Report
Majority Staff of the House Committee on the Judiciary & Michael CohenWith a foreword by New York Times bestselling author and former confidante of Donald J. Trump, Michael Cohen, the official report of materials supporting the firstever se...
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The Freelance Bible
Alison Grade'Finally! The book that millions of people have been crying out for. An empowering guide of how to use your work to achieve independence, inspiration and crucially balance' Bruce...
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Kriegsfalke
James Rollins»Niemand – und ich meine wirklich niemand – schreibt bessere ScienceThriller.« Lee ChildTucker Wayne hat mit seinem Militärhund Kane die U.S. Army verlassen. Gemeinsam reisen sie o...
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The Fall
Michael WolffNew York Times Bestseller“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina“Michael Wolff’s books were my foundation and port ...
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Cheri Lynne Tucker v. James Calvin Tucker
Court of Appeals of UtahGREENWOOD, Judge: Appellant Cheri Lynne Tucker appeals that portion of the trial court's divorce decree that awarded physical custody of the couple's fouryearold daughte...
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1,000 Books to Read Before You Die
James Mustich“The ultimate literary bucket list.” The Washington Post “If there’s a heaven just for readers, this is it.” O, The Oprah Magazine Celebrate the p...
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Christmas Coyote Apple Book
James TuckerA tale of an outsider, an unsung hero, redeemed by love.
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The Impeachment Report
U.S. House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence & Alan DershowitzWith an Introduction by Acclaimed Legal Scholar and New York Times Bestselling author Alan Dershowitz, The Official Impeachment Inquiry Report on The Results of The TrumpUkraine In...
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The King of Late Night
Greg GutfeldGreg Gutfeld, fivetime New York Times bestselling author and host of the #1 rated late night show GUTFELD!, returns with a witty and tongueincheek essay collection that is part mem...
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The Kill Switch
James Rollins & Grant BlackwoodFrom bestselling authors James Rollins and Grant Blackwood, the first installment in an exciting new thriller series based on the Sigma Force novels featuring former Army Ranger Tu...
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Defending the Constitution
Alan Dershowitz“Maybe the question isn’t what happened to Alan Dershowitz. Maybe it’s what happened to everyone else.”PoliticoIn Defending the Constitution, Alan DershowitzNew York Times bestsell...
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Elsie Woolfolk v. James F. Tucker
Supreme Court of MississippiThis is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Tunica County, wherein the appellant, Elise Woolfolk was found guilty of the malicious prosecution of James F. Tucker. A jury awarded $8...