calsfoundation@cals.org
November 17, 2011
Thomas Franklin “Mack” McLarty’s friendship with Bill Clinton began in kindergarten in Hope (Hempstead County). Later, President Clinton appointed him as his White House chief of staff, making McLarty the first Arkansan to serve in that position. After serving from 1993 to 1994, he resigned to become the nation’s special envoy to the Americas.