University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

Page 18 text:

GOVERNOR WANTS TO BECOME PRESIDENT CLINTON It was long journey from the State House to the White House AS ALLEGATIONS OF MARITAL INFIDELITY, DRAFT DODGING AND MARIJUANA SMOKING OFTEN DETRACTED VOTERS FROM PRESSING ISSUES. Fairly confident that his speech was well received, Clinton waves to the crowd to say “Thanks” as he gets ready to leave the podium. Clinton continued to receive support from the public despite the allegations of extra-marital affairs, marijuana usage, and dodging the draft. S. CARPENTER PHOTO PEAKING under the blue skies at Little Rock’s Old State House on Oct. 3, Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton promised leadership “that will restore the American dream” and “fight for the forgotten middle class” through tax relief, help with education expenses and better, more affordable health care. Clinton, 45, became the first Arkansan to run for the White House since former Democrat Wilbur Mills tried the presidential waters in 1972. At the end of his 35-minute speech — much of it broad¬ cast nationally on the Cable News Network — Clinton hugged his wife, Hillary, and 11-year-old daughter, Chelsea. They all knew that Clinton’s political life had just moved to another level. One Arkansas issue that Clinton failed to address was his promise made during last year’s gubernatorial campaign that, if re-elected, he would not run for president. The closest Clinton came to commenting on the pledge was saying he was prepared “to step beyond a life and a job I dearly love, to make a commitment to a larger cause: Preserving the American dream, restoring the hopes of the forgotten middle class, reclaiming the future for our children.” Clinton criticized the Republican administrations of Reagan and Bush for encour¬ aging greed among the wealthy, raising taxes on the middle class, divisive “race¬ baiting” and abdicating responsibility for economic and education problems. “I can tell you, my friends, where there is no national vision and no national leader¬ ship, a thousand points of light leaves a lot of darkness,” Clinton said. “As I’ve traveled across our state, I’ve found that every¬ thing we believe in, everything we’ve fought for, is threatened by an administration that refuses to take care of its own, has turned its back on the middle class, and is afraid to change while the world is changing,” Clinton said. Clinton said that if elected president, “everyone will be able to get a college loan as long as they’re willing to give something back to their country” by repaying the loans or working in public service jobs. In a Clinton administra¬ tion, he said, “Students and parents and teachers will get a real education president.” “We need a new covenant to rebuild America, a solemn agreement between the people and their government,” Clinton said. CAMPUS LIFE 14

Page 17 text:

PEP BAND. As the hogs pre¬ pare to take the field, John Vanhook and the Razorback marching band en¬ tertained the anxious crowd awaiting the homecoming opening kickoff. B. EBBRECHT PHOTO SIDELINE SUPPORT, a the homecoming game got underway, Razorback pom pon member Helen Fulgham led the crowd in cheering the Hogs on to a 29-17 victory over the Houston Cougars. B. EBBRECHT PHOTO ROYALTY. The members of the homecoming court and their escorts: Jeff Harrelson, Jennifer Pugh, Ernest Brown, Synetra Burrell, Jason Green, queen Rachel White, Brian Haggbloom, Stephanie Williams, Brad Booth, Kristi Glass. M. ROBERTS PHOTO HOMECOMING 13

Page 19 text:

TTTw v mvwmn ( I i The big Announcement Arkansas and the nation focused on Little Rock on Oct. 3 when Gov. Bill Clinton became a candidate for president. Approxi¬ mately 4,000 people watched the event on the steps of the Old State House, and when it was over, Fleetwood Mac ' s “Don ' t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow was used as the closing theme. S. CARPENTER PHOTO Standing Strong Reaffirming his beliefs with a stern fist, the Democrat described himself was the candidate of change. “The change I want to make isn’t liberal or conservative,” Clinton said. “It’s both, and it ' s different... People out here don’t care about the idle rhetoric of the left and right and liberal and all the other words that have made our politics a substitute for action instead of an instrument of change.” S. CARPENTER PHOTO CLINTON CAMPAIGN 15