The Boy from Altheimer: From the Depression to the Boardroom

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The Boy from Altheimer BOWENrevisedpages.qxd:Layout 1 2/6/08 4:00 PM Page i BOWENrevisedpages.qxd:Layout 1 2/6/08 4:00 PM Page ii THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS PRESS / FAYETTEVILLE / 2006 The Boy from Altheimer FROM THE DEPRESSION TO THE BOARDROOM William H. Bowen BOWENrevisedpages.qxd:Layout 1 2/6/08 4:00 PM Page iii Copyright © 2008 by The University of Arkansas Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America 12 11 10 09 08 2 3 4 5 Text design by Ellen Beeler The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials Z39.48-1984. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bowen, William H., 1923– The boy from Altheimer : from the Depression to the boardroom / William H. Bowen. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-1-55728-818-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-55728-818-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Bowen, William H., 1923– . 2. Governors—Arkansas—Staff—Biography. 3. Clinton, Bill, 1946– —Friends and associates. 4. Arkansas—Politics and government— 1951– . 5. Fighter pilots—United States—Biography. 6. Lawyers—Arkansas—Biography. 7. Bankers—Arkansas—Biography. 8. Deans (Education)—Arkansas—Little Rock— Biography. 9. University of Arkansas at Little Rock. William H. Bowen School of Law. I. Title. F415.3.B69A3 2006 976.7'053092—dc22 [B] 2006001128 BOWENrevisedpages.qxd:Layout 1 2/6/08 4:00 PM Page iv To my wife, Connie, and our children, Cynthia, Scott, and Patty BOWENrevisedpages.qxd:Layout 1 2/6/08 4:00 PM Page v BOWENrevisedpages.qxd:Layout 1 2/6/08 4:00 PM Page vi ...