J. William Fulbright, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

J. William Fulbright

American politician

Date of Birth: 09-Apr-1905

Place of Birth: Sumner, Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 09-Feb-1995

Profession: lawyer, politician, farmer, banker, president, lecturer, instructor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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 is the longest serving chairman in the history of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
A Southern Democrat and a staunch multilateralist who supported the creation of the United Nations, 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.