Bob Lamb Interviews

Bob Lamb

Bobby "Bob" Joe Lamb was born in Reyno, Randolph County, Arkansas, on April 6, 1932, and grew up in the communities of Success and Piggott, Arkansas.

Lamb received a B.A. from Arkansas State Teachers College in 1954. He served in the US Navy before returning to Arkansas to coach in Morrilton.

In 1965, he became the executive vice president of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas and later worked as the organization's state chamber executive. During his over twenty years with the chamber, Lamb oversaw a new era of marketing, research, and promotion of the state of Arkansas that resulted in a dramatic increase in both jobs and earnings for communities all over the state.

He has served as the vice president of community development for Southwestern Energy Company and participated on the steering committee for the Greater Northwest Arkansas Development Strategy. Governor Mike Beebe appointed him to the Arkansas Development Finance Authority Board of Directors. As a lobbyist, Lamb has represented groups such as Progress Arkansas and SourceGas.

He passed away on October 25, 2014

Video

#1: Composite image of early photo of Bob Lamb and still frame from Pryor Center video interview
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#2: Bob Lamb baby portrait
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#3: Bob Lamb as a young boy in front of his house
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#4: Bobby Lamb on his horse, Dolly
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#5: Bobby Lamb, 6 years old, Austin School portrait, 1938
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#6: Bob Lamb holding his sister, Shirley Lamb; Piggott, Arkansas
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#7: Bob Lamb in hunting gear
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#8: Bob Lamb, age 10, Sunnyside Farm
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#9: Bob Lamb, age 10, with his sister, Shirley Lamb; Reyno, Arkansas
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Bob Lamb with his father, Shirl Lamb; mother, Jessie Lamb; and sister, Shirley Lamb © Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas

#10: Bob Lamb with his father, Shirl Lamb; mother, Jessie Lamb; and sister, Shirley Lamb
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#11: Bob Lamb, age 14, with his mother, Jessie Lamb, and sister, Shirley Lamb
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#12: Bob Lamb, age 15, with his sister, Shirley Lamb
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#13: Bobby Joe Lamb, about age 17, Piggott High School, 1947
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#14: Bob Lamb high school portrait
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#15: Bob Lamb, no. 10, playing basketball for Piggott High School
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#16: Bob Lamb, no. 43, with the Piggott High School football squad
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#17: Bob Lamb (far right) in his high school senior-class officers picture
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Bob Lamb, no. 38, with Little Rock Junior College Trojans; AIC Champions, 1950 © Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas

#18: Bob Lamb, no. 38, with Little Rock Junior College Trojans; AIC Champions, 1950
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Bob Lamb (middle row, 2nd from left); Little Rock Junior College baseball team, 1951 © Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas

#19: Bob Lamb (middle row, 2nd from left); Little Rock Junior College baseball team, 1951
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#20: Bob Lamb football photo, 1952
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Bob Lamb (left) receiving his diploma at Arkansas State Teachers College, 1954 © Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas

#21: Bob Lamb (left) receiving his diploma at Arkansas State Teachers College, 1954
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#22: Bob Lamb Navy picture 1956
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#23: Bob Lamb
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#24: Bob Lamb (left) with Coach Trickey; Morrilton Ayer Yearbook, 1956
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#25: Bob Lamb and his first wife, Barbara, in downtown Little Rock
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#26: Bob Lamb's wife, DeeDee Lamb, on their wedding day with her dog, CoCoa
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#27: DeeDee and Bob Lamb at their wedding with her sons
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#28: Bob and DeeDee Lamb
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Bill Becker (standing on the left) with Governor Bill Clinton and Bob Lamb at a press conference in the Governor's Conference Room © Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas

#29: Bill Becker (standing on the left) with Governor Bill Clinton and Bob Lamb at a press conference in the Governor's Conference Room
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#30: Bob Lamb and Bill Clinton after a press conference
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Bob and DeeDee Lamb in the Hot Springs Ballroom at a chamber function © Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas

#31: Bob and DeeDee Lamb in the Hot Springs Ballroom at a chamber function
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Bob Lamb, grand marshal of the Fourth of July parade in Corning, Arkansas © Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas

#32: Bob Lamb, grand marshal of the Fourth of July parade in Corning, Arkansas
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Bob Lamb being interviewed at the Arkansas Broadcasters Association Convention at the Riverfront Hilton, 1986 © Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas

#33: Bob Lamb being interviewed at the Arkansas Broadcasters Association Convention at the Riverfront Hilton, 1986
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#34: Bob Lamb carving a turkey at home in Little Rock, Arkansas
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Bob Lamb family portrait © Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas

#37: Bob Lamb as Santa with his wife, DeeDee
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#38: Bob and DeeDee Lamb dancing in Washington, DC
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#39: Bob Lamb seated at his desk under the state seal of Arkansas
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#40: Bob Lamb Appreciation Luncheon Program, 1988
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Bob Lamb, executive vice president of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and the AIA (at the microphone), with Governor Bill Clinton (standing on the left) and AIDC director David Harrington (standing far right) © Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas

#41: Bob Lamb, executive vice president of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and the AIA (at the microphone), with Governor Bill Clinton (standing on the left) and AIDC director David Harrington (standing far right)
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Bob and DeeDee Lamb (center) with Jim Nowlin (left) and Jerry Maulden at the 62nd annual meeting of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce © Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas

#42: Bob and DeeDee Lamb (center) with Jim Nowlin (left) and Jerry Maulden at the 62nd annual meeting of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce
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DeeDee and Bob Lamb with Arkansas Attorney General Mike Beebe (center), 2003 © Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas

#43: DeeDee and Bob Lamb with Arkansas Attorney General Mike Beebe (center), 2003
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Bob and DeeDee Lamb (center) with Janet Huckabee and Governor Mike Huckabee © Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas

#44: Bob and DeeDee Lamb (center) with Janet Huckabee and Governor Mike Huckabee
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#45: Bob Lamb with Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee
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Bob Lamb (center) with Dennis Hastert, speaker of the US House of Representatives (left), and US Congressman John Boozman © Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas

#46: Bob Lamb (center) with Dennis Hastert, speaker of the US House of Representatives (left), and US Congressman John Boozman
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#47: Bob Lamb and long-time Little Rock friend, George Wemberly
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#48: Bob and DeeDee Lamb at a black-tie event
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Bob Lamb with a painting of a lamb © Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas

Still frame from Pryor Center video interview with Bob Lamb; Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2007 © Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas

#50: Still frame from Pryor Center video interview with Bob Lamb; Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2007
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