| 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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