Bill Clinton Returning To Hope For Fourth District Rally (UPDATED)
by October 14, 2014 7:02 am 114 views
Talk Business & Politics has learned that former President Bill Clinton will return to his birthplace of Hope, Arkansas for a political rally this Saturday, Oct. 18.
Clinton will lead a Fourth District rally at the Hope Train Depot. Guests include high-profile Democratic candidates Sen. Mark Pryor, gubernatorial nominee Mike Ross, and Congressional candidate James Lee Witt.
Other guests likely to attend are Clinton’s former White House chief of staff and Hope native Thomas F. “Mack” McLarty and Bob Nash, Clinton’s former director of Presidential personnel.
The event will be at the historic Hope Train Depot. Gates for the public will open at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
The last time Clinton attended a political event in Hope was in 1999, nearly 15 years ago when he was President.
Clinton famously delivered the line in his 1992 nomination acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, “I still believe in a place called Hope.”
Clinton’s visit to Arkansas will be his second high-profile event in state in the last two weeks. Last week, he attended rallies on college campuses in Central, Northeast, and Northwest Arkansas.
UPDATE: Additional stops are planned for Hot Springs, North Little Rock, Pine Bluff, and Forrest City.
Here is a rundown of the events and agenda:
Friday October 17th, 5:30 p.m.
Hot Springs Farmers Market – Hot Springs
121 Orange Street
Saturday October 18th, 10:00 a.m.
Hope Train Depot – Hope
100 E. Division Street
Saturday October 18th, Noon
Main Street (Argenta) – North Little Rock
314 Main Street
Saturday October 18th, 2 p.m.
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff – Pine Bluff
1200 University Drive
Saturday October 18th, 5:30 p.m.
Forrest City High School, Gymnasium – Forrest City
467 Victoria Street, Forrest City