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Jim Guy Tucker was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Tucker attended public schools in Little Rock, Arkansas. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University in 1964.

Tucker served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve in 1964 and worked as a free lance reporter in Vietnam during the Vietnam War during 1965 and 1967.

He graduated from the law school at the University of Arkansas in 1968Events Undated Booker Prize for Fiction is established by Booker plc. 1968 is known as the year of the Prague Spring and also the year of the Paris riots. The ASCII character code is standardized as ANSI Standard X3. Nauru adopt his national anthem of the and was admitted to the Arkansas bar that same year.

Established a private law practice in Little Rock from 1968-1970. Served as Prosecuting Attorney for the Sixth Judicial District of Arkansas from 19711971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). Events January January 1 British divorce Reform Act comes into force January 2 66 die in stairway crush at Rangers v Celtic football match, Glasgow, Scotland. See Ibrox disaster. Janua- 19721972 is a leap year starting on Saturday (click link for calendar). Events January events January 2 the Pierre Hotel Heist Six men rob the safety deposit boxes of the Pierre Hotel in New York City. Loot is at least $4 million January 5 President of the Un. He was appointed to the Arkansas Criminal Code Revision Commission and served from 1973Events January events January 1 United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark enter the European Economic Community now known as the European Union January 3 Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) sells the New York Yankees for $10 million to a 12-person syndicate led- 1975Events January January 1 Watergate scandal: John N. Mitchell, H. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up and are sentenced to 30 months to 8 years in jail on February 21 January 5 The Tasman Bridge in Tasmania, Australia, i. Tucker was elected Arkansas Attorney General and served from 1973-1977. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1972.

Tucker was elected as a Democratlogo depicts a stylized donkey in red, white, and blue. The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. The Party is currently the minority in both the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, as w to the Ninety-fifth Congress and served from ( 3 January 1977For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). Events January 1 First woman Episcopal priest ordained January 6 EMI sacks the Sex Pistols January 18 Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious " legionnaire's disease" Januar - 3 January 1979). In 1978 Tucker gave up his seat in the House to wage an unsuccessful campaign for the United States Senate.

Tucker resumed the practice of law. He intended to run for the Governor's office in 1990 against incumbent Bill Clinton, seeking a fifth term, but withdrew from the primary election to run for the Lieutenant Governor position, recognizing that Clinton had his eyes on the presidency and might not serve a full term. He succeeded to the governorship upon Clinton's resignation on 12 December 1992.

Tucker won re-election in 1994 but was convicted of federal fraud charges in 1996 as part of the Whitewater scandal investigation. Arkansas law prohibits convicted felons from serving as Governor and as a consequence Tucker resigned. As his successor, Mike Huckabee, was preparing to be sworn in Tucker rescinded his resignation on the grounds that his appeals were not complete and that the state constitution was vague about his status as a convicted felon. These events threw the state into a constitutional crisis for a short time. Tucker reinstated his resignation shortly thereafter and left office.

Soon after leaving office Tucker experienced serious health problems from chronic liver disease and nearly died in 1994 from serious gastro-intestinal bleeding. He was sentenced to four years probation due in part to the serious threat to his health posed by his ailment. In 1997 Tucker received a liver transplant at the Mayo Clinic.

Jim Guy Tucker is currently a resident of Little Rock, Arkansas and in recent years has avoided the media spotlight.