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December 21, 2010
Arkansas newspaper cartoonist George Fisher created the “Old Guard Rest Home,” a popular cartoon series that depicted retired or politically defeated public figures lounging on the porch of an old house, their communal refuge. In the cartoon, “Old Guard” members reminisced or gave their perspectives on political events, with shirtless Governor Orval Faubus presiding. Members Governor Frank White (center) and Conway County sheriff Marlin Hawkins (in black hat) pose, in costume, for a photo at the fictional Old Guard Home; circa 1980s.