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As we complete this series, we will spotlight the two men who were true “outsiders” as they rose to the Presidency, although their rise and backgrounds could not have been more dissimilar: Barack  ... Read More

Like Father, like son. Both Presidents Bush had longstanding ties to Arkansas and it was reflected in their travels as well as in their relationships to the people of the state. And over the years ... Read More

Ronald Reagan, known to millions as “The Great Communicator,” didn’t get this description by accident. Young Ronald, or “Dutch,” as he was known in his youth, worked his way through college, broke ... Read More

While Richard Nixon’s popularity remained high in Arkansas after his 49-state reelection in 1972, the same was not true nationwide as the Watergate Scandal engulfed his presidency and, as the pros ... Read More

Richard Nixon could probably be considered the first Republican in modern times who began to truly take Arkansas seriously as an electoral destination on his long march to the Presidency. In fact, ... Read More

By 1952, Dwight David Eisenhower had led the largest array of armies that had ever been assembled in battle to vanquish the Nazi tyranny in Europe, led Allied forces in Europe as Supreme Commander ... Read More

With the Second World War coming to an end and the Great Depression an unpleasant and distant memory, Americans entered 1945 with high hopes for an extended era of peace and prosperity. They looke ... Read More

HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN! As 1933 dawned, these five words were music to the ears of a state whose people had spent over a decade buffeted by agricultural stagnation, a devastating flood, a  ... Read More

After the attention given to The Natural State by Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson, Arkansas would again suffer from a dearth of presidential presence during the 1920s.  ... Read More

The Old State House Museum will host a number of programs in April, including its signature Seersucker Social fundraising event. Scheduled events include: Nights at the Museum: Raiders o ... Read More