Fulbright, James William
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Fulbright, James William (b. 9 Apr. 1905, d. 9 Feb. 1995). US Senator 1945–75 Born in Sumner, Missouri, he was raised in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He was educated at Arkansas University and at Oxford, and went on to become a distinguished lawyer specializing in antitrust litigation. He was elected to the House of Representatives as a
Democrat in 1942, and to the Senate in 1944. An opponent of isolationism as well as of
McCarthyism, he was chairperson of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 1959 until 1974. An active critic of US interventionist policies in the 1960s and 1970s, he criticized the 1965 intervention in the Dominican Republic. He abandoned his earlier support for the
Vietnam War, and urged that
Congress should have more control over the President's powers to make war. A
Rhodes Scholar himself, in 1946 he sponsored the Fulbright Act, which provided federal funds for the exchange of students and teachers between the USA and other countries.
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J. William Fulbright, 89; senator, longtime critic of US foreign policy
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 2/10/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...lasting accomplishment, the Fulbright Scholarships, which he proposed...at Oxford persuaded Mr. Fulbright of the need to give other...and also played lacrosse. James (a name he disliked) William Fulbright was born April 9, 1905...
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Obituary:William Fulbright
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 2/10/1996; ; 700+ words
; James William Fulbright, politician: born 9...DC 9 February 1995. William Fulbright was one of the most prominent...ambassador to Laos, William H. Sullivan, testified at one of Fulbright's many hearings on...
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J. William Fulbright, Critic Of U.S. Cold War Policy, Dies
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 2/10/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...patriot's duty of dissent." Fulbright's greatest dismay - he said...other great issue of his times, Fulbright dragged his feet or opposed...the cause of black Americans. James William Fulbright was born April 9, 1905, and...
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United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan Awarded 2001 J. William Fulbright Prize For International Understanding.
PR Newswire; 12/3/2001; 700+ words
; ...Harff, president of the Fulbright Association's Board of Directors, said, "The Fulbright Association is honored to award the 2001 J. William Fulbright Prize for International...Librarian of Congress James H. Billington noted...
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J. William Fulbright
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 2/11/1995; 518 words
; James William Fulbright, who died Thursday at age 89, was...bear his name. More than 200,000 Fulbright scholars have expanded their international...government program began in 1946. Fulbright was an original -- outspoken, impatient...
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Harriet Mayor Fulbright, President of the J. William & Harriet Fulbright Center, Selected for 2007 Excellence in Leadership Award
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 12/13/2006; 700+ words
; ...Fulbright, President of the J. William & Harriet Fulbright Center and former Executive...as President of the J. William & Harriet Fulbright Center where she has continued...late husband, Senator J. William Fulbright by promoting non-violent...
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AMHERST COLLEGE SENIOR JAMES SELTZER TO STUDY IN JAPAN ON FULBRIGHT GRANT
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 5/5/2006; 503 words
; ...press release: James Seltzer, a senior...been awarded a J. William Fulbright Fellowship for postgraduate...series on which James Seltzer will work...in Tokyo. In his Fulbright proposal, Seltzer...exchanges. Senator J. William Fulbright, sponsor...
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William Williams and James White Join Sidley Austin Energy Practice.
PR Newswire; 4/19/2006; 700+ words
; NEW YORK, April 19 /PRNewswire/ -- William Williams and James White have joined Sidley Austin LLP as partner and counsel...Mr. Williams and Mr. White both join Sidley from Fulbright & Jaworski, where they served as partner and...
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Fulbright Helped Shape U.S. Role Abroad
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 2/12/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...the war. At the same time, Fulbright's career contained a deep...D-S.D.), who preceded Fulbright in opposing the Vietnam War...choice that was open to him." James William Fulbright graduated from the University...
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NEWS: PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS RECEIVE FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR GRANTS FOR 2008-09
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/26/2008; 700+ words
; ...nanotechnology. PSU Fulbright Scholar Grantees Michael...in Taipei, Taiwan. James Morris, Professor...Computer Engineering James Morris will be lecturing...Finland. Visiting Fulbright Scholar Mohamed Al Muqadam...the late Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas...
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James William Fulbright
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
James William Fulbright James William Fulbright (1905-1995) was as educator and politician, who, while a United States senator, sponsored the Fulbright Act of 1946, providing funds for the exchange of students, scholars, and teachers between...
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Fulbright, James William
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
FULBRIGHT, JAMES WILLIAM James William Fulbright served as a U.S. senator from Arkansas from 1945 to 1974. Fulbright played an important role in shaping U.S. foreign policy as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. His opposition...
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The 1960s: Government and Politics: Publications
Book article from: American Decades
...World, 1968); J. William Fulbright, The Arrogance of Power...Random House, 1966); Fulbright, Old Myths and New...Trident Press, 1969); William Manchester, The Death...Macmillan, 1969); James L. Sundquist, Politics...
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Deaths
Book article from: American Decades
...Sex (1982), 24 October 1998. James Samuel Coleman, 68, influential...national economy, 5 February 1992. James William Fulbright, 89, Democratic senator from...exchange program known as the Fulbright exchange program, 9 February...
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Jaworski, Leon
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
...joined the Houston firm of Fulbright, Crooker, Freeman, and Bates...firm, eventually known as Fulbright and Jaworski, grew to be one...admit the first black student, james meredith, to the University...Cox. Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus also resigned after...
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