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==Later years==

==Later years==

   

   

Caldwell did not seek reelection in 1978 and was succeeded by the Democrat, later Republican convert, Kim D. Hendren] of Gravette in Benton County.<ref>Kim Hendren (born 1938) is a brother-in-law of former U.S. Senator [[Tim Hutchinson]] and former U.S. Representative [[Asa Hutchinson]]. Hendren himself lost a bid in 2010 for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate.</ref> At some point thereafter, Caldwell, like legislative colleague [[George E. Nowotny, Jr.]], of Fort Smith, relocated to Oklahoma, and their paths never crossed while both were residing in Tulsa. Each lost contact with former colleagues in Arkansas.<ref>Statement of James R. Caldwell, [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]], April 2010; Statement of George Nowotny, Jr. of Tulsa, June 2009</ref> Stricken with [[Parkinson’s disease]], Caldwell in 2010 was writing an autobiography of his ministry and political career entitled ''Behind Closed Doors.''<ref name=statement/>

Caldwell did not seek reelection in 1978 and was succeeded by the Democrat, later Republican convert, Kim D. Hendren] of Gravette in Benton County.<ref>Kim Hendren (born 1938) is a brother-in-law of former U.S. Senator [[Tim Hutchinson]] and former U.S. Representative [[Asa Hutchinson]]. Hendren himself lost a bid in 2010 for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate.</ref> At some point thereafter, Caldwell, like legislative colleague [[George E. Nowotny, Jr.]], of Fort Smith, relocated to Oklahoma, and their paths never crossed while both were residing in Tulsa. Each lost contact with former colleagues in Arkansas.<ref>Statement of James R. Caldwell, [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]], April 2010; Statement of George Nowotny, Jr. of Tulsa, June 2009</ref> Stricken with Parkinson’s disease, Caldwell in 2010 was writing an autobiography of his ministry and political career entitled ''Behind Closed Doors.''<ref name=statement/>

In 2003, Caldwell was honored at a dinner by then Governor [[Mike Huckabee]] for Caldwell's role in sponsoring legislation during the 1970s to expand the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences at Little Rock.<ref name=statement/> Journalist Douglas Smith, formerly of the ''Arkansas Gazette'', described Caldwell as “liberally-minded. I thought highly of him."<ref>Statement of Douglas Smith, Little Rock, Arkansas, December 12, 2011</ref>   

In 2003, Caldwell was honored at a dinner by then Governor [[Mike Huckabee]] for Caldwell's role in sponsoring legislation during the 1970s to expand the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences at Little Rock.<ref name=statement/> Journalist Douglas Smith, formerly of the ''Arkansas Gazette'', described Caldwell as “liberally-minded. I thought highly of him."<ref>Statement of Douglas Smith, Little Rock, Arkansas, December 12, 2011</ref>