J. William Fulbright
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United States Senator from Arkansas |
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In office January 3, 1945 – December 31, 1974 |
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| Preceded by | Hattie Caraway |
| Succeeded by | Dale Bumpers |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 3rd district |
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In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 |
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| Preceded by | Clyde T. Ellis |
| Succeeded by | James William Trimble |
| Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations | |
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In office January 3, 1959 – December 31, 1974 |
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| Preceded by | Theodore F. Green |
| Succeeded by | John J. Sparkman |
| Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking and Currency | |
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In office January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1959 |
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| Preceded by | Homer Capehart |
| Succeeded by | A. Willis Robertson |
| Personal details | |
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James William Fulbright April 9, 1905 Sumner, Missouri |
| Died | February 9, 1995 (aged 89) Washington, D.C. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Williams (1906–1985) Harriet Mayor Fulbright |
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University of Arkansas Pembroke College, Oxford George Washington University |
| Religion | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
James William Fulbright (April 9, 1905 – February 9, 1995) was a United States Senator representing Arkansas from January 1945 until his resignation in December 1974.
Fulbright was a Southern Democrat and a staunch multilateralist who supported the creation of the United Nations and the longest serving chairman in the history of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was also a segregationist who signed the Southern Manifesto. Fulbright opposed McCarthyism and the House Un-American Activities Committee and later became known for his opposition to American involvement in the Vietnam War. His efforts to establish an international exchange program eventually resulted in the creation of a fellowship program which bears his name, the Fulbright Program.
Fulbright was born in Sumner, Missouri, the son of Roberta (née Waugh) and Jay Fulbright. He earned a history degree from the University of Arkansas in 1925, where he became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. He was elected president of the student body and a star four-year player for the Razorback football team from 1921 to 1924.
Fulbright later studied at Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar at Pembroke College, graduating in 1928. He received his law degree from The George Washington University Law School in 1934, was admitted to the bar in Washington, D.C. and became an attorney in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
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