J. William Fulbright

James William Fulbright was an American politician, academic, and statesman who represented Arkansas in the United States Senate from 1945 until his resignation in 1974. As of 2023, Fulbright is the longest serving chairman in the history of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. He is best known for his strong multilateralist positions on international issues, opposition to American involvement in the Vietnam War, and the creation of the international fellowship program bearing his name, the Fulbright Program.

9 April 1905

Born on the same birth day (9 April): Bill Birch • Brandon deWilde • Charles Baudelaire • David Webb (footballer) • Frank King (cartoonist) • James Bannerman (theologian) • Jazmine Sullivan • Joolz Denby • Kay Adams (singer) • Lil Nas X • Nigel Shadbolt • Peter Penashue • Rachel Stevens • Steve Gadd • Theobald Boehm • Théodore Monod • Tiny Hill (rugby union)

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