Bob J. Nash was born in Texarkana, Arkansas, on September 26, 1947. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Arkansas in 1969 and a master’s degree in urban studies from Howard University in 1972. Prior to Governor Clinton’s second stint as governor in 1983, he served in the Arkansas Department of Planning and later as a vice president of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation. In 1983, Clinton appointed Nash as a Senior Economic Assistant for Economic Development. In 1989, Clinton appointed Nash as President of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority. He held this position until 1993, when now-President Clinton appointed Nash to serve as an undersecretary in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In 1995, Clinton named Nash to serve as Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential Personnel. After leaving government in 2001, Nash worked in the private sector and served as deputy campaign manager for Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign.
#1: Still frame from Pryor Center video interview with Bob Nash; Little Rock, Arkansas, 2012
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#2: Bob Nash on his high-school graduation day, Texarkana, Arkansas; June 2, 1965
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#3: Bob Nash and mother, Eva Jo, on graduation day, AM&N College; Pine Bluff, Arkansas, 1969
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#4: Bob Nash giving a lecture, 1972
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#5: Bob Nash at his home in Little Rock, Arkansas, 1974
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#6: Bob Nash with his first wife, Gerry, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1974
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#7: Bob Nash, Rockefeller Foundation portrait, 1978
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#8: Bob Nash (far right) with Governor Bill Clinton (3rd from left)
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#9: Bob Nash (far left) with Representative Robert Johnston, Mark Hendrickson, John Suskie, and Bruce Blackhall at the Arkansas State Capitol; Little Rock, Arkansas,1979
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#10: Bob Nash (right) with Don Ernst; Inscription: "To my good friend Bob Nash, with appreciation for your good work for economic justice for all Arkansans. Peace & Love, Don Ernst"; 1983
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#11: Bob Nash (far right) with (l-r) Rodney Slater, James Hall, Maria Haley, Governor Bill Clinton, George Haley, and Senator Jerry Jewell, ca. early 1980s
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#12: Bob Nash (far right) in his office with Governor Bill Clinton (center) and a group of ministers; Little Rock, Arkansas, 1983
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#13: Bob Nash presents a visiting European businessman with an Arkansas Traveller Certificate, 1984
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#14: Bob Nash with his daughter, Creshelle, at her debutante ball, 1984
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#15: Bob Nash at the Arkansas State Capitol; Little Rock, Arkansas, 1985
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#16: Bob Nash (left) with Dale Bumpers; Inscription: "To one of the all time greats, Bob Nash, with gratitude for his years of friendship and devoted service to Arkansas. Dale Bumpers"
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#17: Bob Nash
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#18: Bob Nash (left) with Dave Harrington, Governor Bill Clinton, and a Japanese corporate executive, Tokyo, Japan
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#19: Bob Nash with (from the right) Ralph Parker; Senator Wayne Dowd; Governor Bill Clinton, Dave Harrington, and an Arkansas Industrial Development Commission staffer; Seoul, South Korea, 1986
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#20: Bob Nash (far right) with Governor Bill Clinton (2nd from right) and Ralph Parker (2nd from left), Seoul, South Korea; 1986
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#21: Bob Nash (right) with Governor Bill Clinton (center)
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#22: Bob Nash (2nd from left) with Mahlon Martin, Rodney Slater, Bill Clinton, and Carol Willis; Inscription: "To Bob-Thanks-Bill Clinton 4/87"
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#23: Bob Nash (from left) with Governor Bill Clinton and General Counsel Samuel I. Bratton
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#24: Bob Nash (from left) with Carol Willis and Louis James, 1992
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#25: Bob Nash (right) with his brothers, Richard, Ricky, Jacob, and Robert, on the family farm in Texarkana, Arkansas
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#26: Bob Nash, 1994
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#27: Bob Nash and President Bill Clinton in the Oval Office; Washington, DC, 1996
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#28: Bob Nash (from left) with President Bill Clinton and Roy Romer, 1997
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#29: Bob Nash with President Bill Clinton in the Oval Office, Washington, DC; April 16, 1997
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#30: Bob Nash in his home office in Washington, DC, 1998
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#31: Bob Nash with his wife, Janis Kearney, in the Oval Office, Washington, DC, 2000
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#32: Bob Nash with his wife, Janis Kearney, in the Oval Office; Washington, DC, 2000.
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#33: Bob Nash with Vin Gupta (far left) and President Bill Clinton at Camp David; January 14, 2001
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#34: Bob Nash (right) with Chicago Congressman Danny Davis, 2003
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#35: Bob Nash, Costa Rica, 2004
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#36: Bob Nash with the United Nations in Haiti, 2009
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#37: Bob Nash with President Bill Clinton on cover of 1996 presidential campaign brochure
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#38: Behind-the-scenes photo from Pryor Center interview with Bob Nash; Little Rock, Arkansas, 2012
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#39: Behind-the-scenes photo from Pryor Center interview with Bob Nash; Little Rock, Arkansas, 2012
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#40: Still frame from Pryor Center video interview with Bob Nash; Little Rock, Arkansas, 2012
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#41: Still frame from Pryor Center video interview with Bob Nash; Little Rock, Arkansas, 2012
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