james william fulbright

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born April 9, 1905, Sumner, Mo., U.S. died Feb. 9, 1995, Washington, D.C. U.S. politician. After earning degrees from the Universities of Arkansas and Oxford, he taught law at Arkansas; he later served as its president (1939-41). In 1942 he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where in 1943 he introduced a resolution supporting U.S. participation in what would become the UN. In the U.S. Senate (1945-75), he initiated the international exchange program known as the Fulbright scholarship. As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (1959-74), he presided over televised hearings in 1966 on U.S. policy in the Vietnam War, from which he emerged as a leading advocate of ending the bombing of North Vietnam and opening peace talks. In 1974 he lost his bid for reelection
{i} William Fulbright (1905-1995), U.S. politician and senator (1945-1974), creator of grants that finance exchange programs of teachers and students between the USA and other countries
james william fulbright

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    James Wil·liam Ful·bright

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    ceymz wîlyım fûlbrayt

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    /ˈʤāmz ˈwəlyəm ˈfo͝olˌbrīt/ /ˈʤeɪmz ˈwɪljəm ˈfʊlˌbraɪt/
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