| J. William Fulbright  AKA James William Fulbright
Born: 9-Apr-1905
Birthplace: Sumner, MO
Died: 9-Feb-1995
Location of death: Washington, DC
Cause of death: Stroke
Remains: Cremated, Evergreen Cemetery, Fayetteville, AR
Gender: Male
Religion: Disciples of Christ
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Conceived the Fulbright Scholarships Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (1959–74.) Staunch opponent of the Vietnam War, Fulbright was defeated in 1974 and retired.
His efforts brought about the Fulbright Scholarships.
Father: Jay Fulbright
Mother: Roberta Waugh
Wife: Elizabeth Kremer Williams (two daughters)
Daughter: Elizabeth
Daughter: Roberta
University: AB, University of Arkansas (1925)
University: BA, Oxford University (Rhodes Scholarship, 1928)
University: MA, Oxford University (1931)
Law School: LLB, George Washington University (1934)
Professor: George Washington University (1935)
Professor: Lecturer, University of Arkansas (1936-39)
Administrator: President, University of Arkansas (1939-41)
US Senator, Arkansas (3-Jan-1945 to 31-Dec-1974)
US Congressman, Arkansas 3rd (3-Jan-1943 to 3-Jan-1945)
US Justice Department Attorney, Antitrust Division (1934-35)
Alfalfa Club 1948
American Philosophical Society 1953
District of Columbia Bar 1934
Rhodes Scholarship
Presidential Medal of Freedom 5-May-1993
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
The Vietnam War (17-Sep-2017)
Hearts and Minds (1974) · Himself
Is the subject of books:
Fulbright: A Biography, 1995, BY: Randall Bennett Woods
Author of books:
Old Myths and New Realities (1964, nonfiction)
The Arrogance of Power (1966, nonfiction)
The Crippled Giant (1972, nonfiction)
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