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A Legendary Arkansas Political Machine

KUAF | By Kyle Kellams

Published April 5, 2021 at 4:04 PM CDT

A book by Marlin Hawkins, which he wrote with the help of a political professor in Little Rock.

For decades, politics in Conway County moved with Marlin Hawkins. He was an elected official who created an efficient political machine that propelled him to 40 years in office. We use archives from the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History with Randy Dixon as our guide to learn more about Hawkins' legacy.

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Kyle Kellams

Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.

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