In 1936, Couch served as chairman of the Arkansas Centennial celebration and hosted U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, with whom Huey Long had quarreled, during FDR's visit to Arkansas.
In 1936, Couch served as chairman of the Arkansas Centennial celebration. He hosted U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, with whom Huey Long had quarreled, during FDR's June visit to Arkansas.