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*[http://www.judicialwatch.org/archive/2000/564.shtml Hillary Rodham Clinton / Travelgate].
*[http://www.judicialwatch.org/archive/2000/564.shtml Hillary Rodham Clinton / Travelgate].
*[http://www.stoptheftaa.org Stop the FTAA] A website of the [[John Birch Society]], this details the figures and process behind the founding and ongoing support of the FTAA, including McLarty's involvement.
*[http://www.stoptheftaa.org Stop the FTAA] A website of the [[John Birch Society]], this details the figures and process behind the founding and ongoing support of the FTAA, including McLarty's involvement.
*[http://www.fair.org/extra/9303/clintoncabinet.html "David Corn's report in ''The Nation'' (1/25/93) that Clinton chief of staff Thomas McLarty was under investigation by the Resolution Trust Company], the government entity tracing where the missing S&L funds went. McLarty was connected to a failed thrift that made $300 million in questionable loans, including $5.6 million to Bentsen's son that was never paid back."
*Thomas F. McLarty III, [http://www.counciloftheamericas.org/coa/publications/opedmclarty12-02-2001.html Put Mexico Relations Back on Front Burner],''Los Angeles Times'', December 2, 2001.
*Thomas F. McLarty III, [http://www.counciloftheamericas.org/coa/publications/opedmclarty12-02-2001.html Put Mexico Relations Back on Front Burner],''Los Angeles Times'', December 2, 2001.
*Bill Richardson and Thomas F. McLarty, [http://www.energycrisis.com/debate/richardson.htm OPEC's clout isn't what it used to be], ''San Jose Mercury News'', November 4, 2001.
*Bill Richardson and Thomas F. McLarty, [http://www.energycrisis.com/debate/richardson.htm OPEC's clout isn't what it used to be], ''San Jose Mercury News'', November 4, 2001.

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Thomas F. "Mack" McLarty III
17th White House Chief of Staff
In office
1993 – January, 1994
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byJames Baker
Succeeded byLeon Panetta
Personal details
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(1946-06-14) June 14, 1946 (age 77)
Hope, Arkansas
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NationalityUnited States
Political partyDemocratic
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Alma materUniversity of Arkansas

Thomas F. "Mack" McLarty III (born June 14, 1946) is a prominent Arkansas business and political leader and former White House Chief of Staff for US President Bill Clinton. He is the President of McLarty Associates, a Washington-based consulting company, as well as Chief Executive Officer of the McLarty Companies.

Early life

McLarty was born in Hope, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1969. He is a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity. He was elected to the State Legislature at the age of 23 and served as chairman of the state Democratic Party from 1974–1976."[1]

In 1976, he became the youngest member ever elected to the Board of Directors of the Arkla Gas/Arkla, Inc., a Fortune 500 natural gas company. In 1983 he became Arkla's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. During his tenure, the company was recognized by Forbes, The Wall Street Transcript, and The Financial Times for management excellence, in addition to his automotive endeavors.[2]

He has a distinguished record of business leadership and public service, including various roles advising three Presidents: Jimmy Carter, George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton. McLarty worked with President Carter as a member of the Democratic National Committee and was appointed to the National Petroleum Council and the Council on Environmental Quality.

White House years

He served as White House Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton from 1993 until 1994. In 1994, the President asked his OMB Director, Leon Panetta, what was wrong with his administration and was told about the lack of order in the White House. McLarty was out. "Panetta replaced McLarty for the rest of Clinton's first term—and the rest is history. To be a great leader, a modern president must have a great chief of staff—and in Leon Panetta, Clinton got the enforcer he deserved."[3]

McLarty is a lifelong friend of Clinton's, both having been in the same kindergarten class together. He was also a counselor to the President after leaving the Chief of Staff position and was a Special Envoy for the Americas. He also served for five years in on the National Economic Council."[2]

Serving as Clinton's "special envoy for the Americas," in which capacity he was a key mover and shaker in the creation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), which was supported by the Council of the Americas, established by David Rockefeller in 1965. He was a top official at the 1994 Miami Summit of the Americas, which laid the groundwork for this Trade bloc; as well as serving as a key liaison to Clinton for Rockefeller's Council in the implementation of this trade agreement.[4]

McLarty Companies

"The McLarty Companies comprises 11 automotive dealerships located in five states that generate in excess of $600 million. Mr. McLarty began his career building the company his grandfather founded, McLarty Leasing Systems, into one of the nation's largest transportation companies." Upon leaving the White House in July 1998, Mr. McLarty returned to the McLarty Companies as its Chairman.[2]

Affiliations

Commercial

Non-profit

See also

Kissinger Associates

Further reading

  • Clinton, Bill. My Life. New York: Vintage, 2005. ISBN 1-4000-3003-X

References

  1. ^ Advisory Board. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  2. ^ a b c "Asbury Automotive - Dealer Management". Asbury Automotive Group. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  3. ^ Hamilton, Nigel (2007). Bill Clinton: Mastering the Presidency. New York: PublicAffairs. ISBN 9781586485160. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  4. ^ Rockefeller, David. Memoirs. New York: Random House, 2002 (p. 437).
  5. ^ Thomas F. McLarty Elected To Union Pacific Board Of Directors. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  6. ^ LeedsEquity.com : Investors in the Knowledge Industries. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  7. ^ Latin America Advisor. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  8. ^ Intelligence and Risk Management Consulting. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  9. ^ Center for the Study of the Presidency. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
  10. ^ Religions for Peace. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
  11. ^ Center for Strategic and International Studies ( CSIS ). Retrieved 2010-03-16.

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Political offices
Preceded by White House Chief of Staff
19931994
Succeeded by