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June 14, 1946
Thomas Franklin “Mack” McLarty III was born in Hope (Hempstead County). He was the first Arkansan to serve as White House chief of staff. A kindergarten classmate and lifelong friend of President Bill Clinton, McLarty served as Clinton’s chief of staff from 1993 to 1994 and, later, as his special envoy for the Americas.