>> in 1978, chris wade offered jim a piece of undeveloped land in marion county -- price tag of $203,000. >> it was just some land on the bluff overlooking the white river. >> and he said, "let's just drive up and take a look at it." >> jim and susan fell in love with it. >> we get there, and there's water running through it. and the trees were really beautiful. it was quiet and serene. it was almost like looking at a cartoon of arkansas. >> jim was sold, but he needed some partners. >> actually, i got this piece of land up in the white river i'm gonna buy. you want to go in with me? i'll take care of setting the financing up. >> jim wanted to offer bill that opportunity to make maybe a few hundred dollars on it. it would be a little bit of a prestige that bill clinton owned a tract in whitewater. >> the two couples borrowed money from a local bank and put up a 10% down payment. that same year, 32-year-old bill clinton became the youngest governor in the country. the newly formed whitewater development corporation started