ca. 1993. Jack Hyde was elected mayor of Tacoma November 7, 1993. He died January 17, 1994, shortly after taking office. Dr. Hyde, a former city councilman, had been a professor at Tacoma Community College from the school's opening day in 1965. He had retired from teaching in December of 1993 to take on the $40,000 mayor's post. Dr. Hyde, a geologist, had served on the Tacoma-Pierce County Board of Health, Pierce Transit board, Puget Sound Water Quality Authority, Tacoma Planning Commission and several other agencies. He had defeated incumbent mayor Karen Vialle with about 60% of the vote. Fellow councilman Harold Moss would be appointed mayor until the 1995 elections. ALBUM 16. (Seattle Times, 1-18-94, p. B-1; TNT 1-18-94, A-12)

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Recent photograph of house at 916 So. Lawrence. Original photograph by Kathleen Earl. The Library does not have a negative for this image.

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ca. 1982. Doug Sutherland was elected mayor of Tacoma Nov. 7, 1981 and served two terms from 1982 to 1990. Born in Helena, Montana, Mr. Sutherland is a graduate of Central Washington University. Prior to and during his time as a city councilman and mayor, he owned Tacoma Tent & Awning Co. While mayor, Mr. Sutherland worked to clean up Tacoma's air and the Commencement Bay Superfund site. He was involved in the historic Puyallup land claims settlement, restoration of Union Station and the Pantages and construction of the Tacoma Dome. With his help, the University of Washington-Tacoma and the new Washington State Historical Museum were initiated. Mr. Sutherland became the first city manager of Sea-Tac after his last mayoral term expired with his imput being vital in the creation of a fully functioning city. He returned to Pierce County as Pierce County Executive from January 1993 to December 2000. Mr. Sutherland is now the Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands. ALBUM 16. (www.dnr.wa.gov/base/bio.)

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President Jimmy Carter greets a crowd of several hundred persons on September 23, 1980, as he prepares to exit Air Force One at McChord Air Force Base. The President was on a two-day, four-state campaign swing which included a brief, activity-packed three-hour stay in Tacoma. President Carter was the ninth president to visit Tacoma while holding the nation's top office. The last president to visit was John F. Kennedy almost seventeen years before. (TNT 9-21-80, A-12-article; TNT 9-23-80, A-1-article)

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Judith Parker, wife of Tacoma Mayor Mike Parker, extends a cordial welcome to President Jimmy Carter upon his arrival at McChord AFB on September 23, 1980. Mayor Parker smilingly observes. Man with arms behind his back is believed to be Lt. Gov. John Cherberg. The President had arrived from Portland on Air Force One for a very short campaign stop of three hours. He would squeeze in brief stops at the Continental Grain Co.'s exporting facility, his local campaign headquarters, the Beacon Senior Citizen Center, and a $1000-a-couple Democratic National Committee fundraiser. (TNT 9-23-80, A-1-article)

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Jimmy Carter arrived in Tacoma on September 23, 1980, on a brief hours-long visit. President Carter was running for re-election and Washington was a state that he did not carry during his successful '76 campaign. He made appearances before senior citizens, blue-collar employees, campaign workers, and Democratic well-wishers. President Carter is pictured above speaking to an unidentified man; this may have been at the Bicentennial Pavilion where a reception was held in his honor.

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President Jimmy Carter had just arrived in Tacoma at 4:05 p.m. on September 23, 1980, for a brief three-hour campaign visit. He was met at McChord AFB by some 50 Democratic candidates as well as a multitude of press. President Carter is pictured above (under arrow) with Tacoma Mayor Mike Parker looking on. Marvin Williams of the Washington State Labor Council is at far left of photograph.

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A smiling President Jimmy Carter descends from the presidential aircraft, Air Force One, on September 23, 1980. He was making a brief stop in Tacoma as part of his re-election campaign and also to stump for other Democratic candidates including Senator Warren Magnuson and State Senator Jim McDermott who had defeated incumbent Dixy Lee Ray in the primaries. Military officers flank the plane's stairs while the man on the extreme right, a Secret Service agent, keeps his eye on the gathering crowd.

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President Jimmy Carter is pictured at the microphone on September 23, 1980, with Tacoma Mayor Mike Parker in the background. The President was in town for a few hours to rally the Democratic faithful in his re-election bid. He had made stops at a senior citizen center, met the blue-collar workers at a grain terminal, shook many hands at his local campaign center and worked the crowd at a fundraiser held at the Bicentennial Pavilion.

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President Jimmy Carter is in the middle of this pulsing crowd as he greets his many supporters in downtown Tacoma on September 23, 1980. The President was in town on a brief three-hour campaign visit. Mayor Mike Parker (in dark suit and glasses) is pictured behind the President.

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President Jimmy Carter greets Tacoma crowds on September 23, 1980, as part of his re-election campaign. Tacoma Mayor Mike Parker (foreground in dark suit) met the President upon his arrival at McChord AFB and was able to accompany him during his short Tacoma stay.

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President Jimmy Carter (center in hard hat) made Continental Grain his first Tacoma stop on September 23, 1980. He was accompanied to the grain terminal by many Democratic politicians and supporters including State Senator and gubernatorial candidate Jim McDermott, Pierce County Commissioner Joe Stortini, and labor leader Marvin Williams. Judith Parker, wife of Tacoma Mayor Mike Parker, is also pictured above. President Carter made an appeal to labor, addressing a friendly, largely blue-collared group of 300 workers, and pledged full support for a strong merchant marine. (TNT 9-24-80, A-1, 2) (Individuals have been identified in ink on this photograph)

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President Jimmy Carter proceeds down an informal reception line upon his arrival at McChord Air Force Base on September 23, 1980. He has just finished shaking the hand of Mayor Mike Parker and is about to shake the extended hand of the mayor's wife, Judith. Man to the extreme left of photograph is believed to be Democratic candidate for governor, Jim McDermott of Seattle. Man next to Mayor Parker is possibly Lt. Gov. John Cherberg who stood in for Gov. Dixy Lee Ray on this occasion.

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President Jimmy Carter in conversation with an unidentified man during his brief visit to Tacoma in late September of 1980. President Carter spent three hours in Tacoma as part of a West Coast campaign swing. He was campaigning in Washington since it was a state that he did not carry during the 1976 presidential elections. He would make stops at his local campaign headquarters, a senior citizen center, Continental Grain to meet the blue-collar workers, and a $1000-a-couple Democratic fundraiser. (TNT 9-23-80, A-1-article)

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President Jimmy Carter can be spotted amidst a swarm of photographers and journalists upon his arrival at McChord AFB on September 23, 1980. The President, center in photograph, was in Tacoma on a brief three-hour campaign stopover. He would squeeze in visits to the Continental Grain terminal, Beacon Senior Citizen Center, his own local campaign headquarters and finally, an appearance at a $1000-a-couple Democratic fundraiser at the Bicentennial Pavilion.

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Mayor Mike Parker (left) smilingly applauds President Jimmy Carter (center) as the President made a brief campaign stopover in Tacoma on September 23, 1980. The man to the right was not identified. President Carter, running for re-election, also campaigned for Senator Warren Magnuson and Democratic candidate for governor, State Senator Jim McDermott.

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Tacoma Mayor Mike Parker listens as President Jimmy Carter speaks during his brief stay in Tacoma on September 23, 1980. The President was probably addressing the Democratic faithful at a $1000-a-couple fundraiser held at the Bicentennial Pavilion. He was in a tight battle with Republican candidate Ronald Reagan for the 1980 presidential elections and had made short visits to Los Angeles, San Jose and Portland before reaching Tacoma.

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Tacoma Mayor Mike Parker (left in background) shares an appreciative grin with an unidentified man during President Jimmy Carter's remarks on September 23, 1980. The President was in town for a brief stopover as he campaigned for re-election.

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Tacoma Mayor Mike Parker (left) shakes the hand of President Jimmy Carter after Mr. Carter's speech on September 23, 1980. The President had arrived at McChord AFB at 4:05 pm and was whisked away by limousine to various stops in Tacoma. Mayor Parker rode with President Carter and was able to brief him on what would occur at each stop. The above photograph was probably taken at the Bicentennial Pavilion during the President's last stop of the day, a Democratic fundraiser where 125 people enjoyed chicken legs, raw vegetables, and deviled eggs for a $500-a-person contribution. (TNT 9-24-80, p. A-6 article)

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President Jimmy Carter in handshake with Tacoma Mayor Mike Parker (left) upon his arrival on September 23, 1980, at McChord Air Force Base. Next to Mayor Parker is his wife, Judith. Others in photograph are not identified.

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Mayor Mike Parker responds with a large smile at a comment from President Jimmy Carter as the President accepts the Key to the City of Tacoma on September 23, 1980. The President had just landed at McChord Field on Air Force One. The mayor's wife, Judith, and others look on.

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Mayor Mike Parker, wife Judith, and an unidentified woman after meeting and greeting President Jimmy Carter on September 23, 1980. The President had arrived on Air Force One about 4:00 pm and would remain in Tacoma until about 7:00 pm. Mayor Parker had gifted the President with a Key to the City of Tacoma and was selected to ride in the armored limousine motorcade with him as it headed towards the waterfront. He was able to brief the President about what to expect at each stop. (TNT 9-24-80, A-6-article)

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A crowd of newsmen, politicians and general well-wishers await the appearance of President Jimmy Carter as the Air Force One arrives at McChord Air Force Base on September 23, 1980. President Carter was making a brief three-hour stop in Tacoma as part of a two-day, four-state campaign swing. It had been nearly seventeen years since a sitting president visited Tacoma - that was President John F. Kennedy on September 27, 1963, just two months before his assassination. (TNT 9-21-80, A-12-article; TNT 9-23-80, A-1-article)

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President Jimmy Carter (back to camera) is pictured on September 23, 1980, shaking hands with Tacoma Mayor Mike Parker while his wife Judith and an unidentified woman look on. The President had just arrived at McChord AFB on Air Force One and would be spending three hours in Tacoma on a brief campaign swing of the area.

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Another view of President Jimmy Carter in profile. This photograph was probably taken at the conclusion of the President's September 23, 1980, stay in Tacoma while at the Democratic fundraiser at the Bicentennial Pavilion. Running on a tight schedule, President Carter had arrived at 4:05 pm at McChord AFB and was to leave at about 7 pm the same day. He was on a whirlwind two-day, four-state campaign swing.

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President Jimmy Carter glances at his audience during a speech given while visiting Tacoma briefly on September 23, 1980. Tacoma Mayor Mike Parker (left in background) and an unidentified man shared the stage with the President. This photograph was probably taken at the Bicentennial Pavilion where about 125 Democratic faithful had gathered for a $1000-a-couple fundraiser.

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On September 23, 1980, silver-haired President Jimmy Carter made his way through the crowd of press and Secret Service agents as he sought to shake as many hands as possible during his brief stop at the local Carter-Mondale campaign office on Pacific Avenue. The President spent about five minutes before the cheering, boisterous group of supporters. (TNT 9-24-08, p. A-3-article)

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President Jimmy Carter is being warmed embraced by an elderly woman who is cradling his head while at a brief campaign stop in Tacoma on September 23, 1980. The President had fearlessly plunged into the crowd of his supporters to meet as many as possible during his short stay. Tacoma Mayor Mike Parker is pictured to the rear of President Carter.

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President Jimmy Carter is pictured accepting the Key to the City of Tacoma from Mayor Mike Parker on September 23, 1980. The plaque containing the key also may have had the city's seal. Others, including the mayor's wife, look on.

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Closer look at the presidential aircraft, Air Force One, on the tarmac at McChord Air Force Base. Tacoma was about to receive a rare treat: the appearance of a current president. Jimmy Carter was only the ninth president to visit Tacoma while holding the country's top office. He arrived on Tuesday, September 23, 1980, for a three-hour whirlwind tour. Newsmen and cameramen are ready to record the President; other cameras are apparently pointed toward the several hundreds of people amassed to greet him. Scheduled to meet the President were Lt. Gov. John Cherberg (in place of Gov. Dixy Lee Ray), Democratic candidate for Governor and current State Senator Jim McDermott, Tacoma Mayor Mike Parker and wife Judith, and several state senators including Lorraine Wojahn. (TNT 9-21-80, A-12-article; TNT 9-23-80, A-1-article)

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