THOMAS F. “MACK” MCLARTY – U.S. PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY

OVERVIEW:

BORN:
June 14, 1946;
Hope, Arkansas

EDUCATION:
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (BA, 1968)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat

HIGHLIGHTS:
1969-1971:
Member, Arkansas State House of Representatives
1974-1976:
Chairman, Arkansas State Democratic Party
1983-1992:
Chief Executive Officer of Arkla, Incorporated
1993-1994:
White House Chief of Staff
1995-1998
White House Special Envoy for the Americas

PORTRAITS:

RESOURCES:

President Clinton announcing Bill Daley as the head of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to the press in the Oval Office of the White House on 8/10/1993. Bill Daley, Vice President Al Gore, and Thomas (Mack) McLarty stand beside the President. (Photo Credit: Barbara Kinney, National Archives.)

BIOGRAPHIES:
White House
McLarty Associates
Encyclopedia of Arkansas
Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress
Wikipedia

ORAL HISTORIES:
National Archives
UVA Miller Center

MEDIA COVERAGE:

Chief of Staff Mack McLarty Meeting with President Clinton’s Nominee for Surgeon General, Jocelyn Elders, 7/8/1993 (National Archives)

CHIEF OF STAFF SELECTION (12/12/1992):
Washington Post
New York Times

PROFILES:
Washington Post (1/10/1993)
New York Times (3/19/1993)
Washington Post (6/27/1993)
Chicago Tribune (12/19/1993)
New York Times (9/15/1997)

RESIGNATION (6/27/1994):
New York Times