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'''James William Fulbright''', usually known as '''J. William Fulbright''' (April 9, 1905 – February 9, 1995), was a [[Democrat]] member of the [[United States Senate]] from [[Arkansas]], whose tenure extended from 1945 to 1975. Fulbright was an ardent [[segregation]]ist and mentor to President [[Bill Clinton]]. He is known for the Fulbright Program of merit-based international student exchanges.

'''James William Fulbright''', usually known as '''J. William Fulbright''' (April 9, 1905 – February 9, 1995), was a [[Democrat]] member of the [[United States Senate]] from [[Arkansas]] whose tenure extended from 1945 to 1975. Fulbright was an ardent [[segregation]]ist and mentor to President [[Bill Clinton]]. He is known for the Fulbright Program of merit-based international student exchanges.

Fulbright was the president of the [[University of Arkansas]] in Fayetteville and a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] for Arkansas' 3rd congressional district.  

Fulbright was the president of the [[University of Arkansas]] in Fayetteville and a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] for Arkansas' 3rd congressional district.  

Fulbright was elected to the Senate in 1944, when he unseated incumbent Hattie Carraway, the first woman ever elected to the U.S. Senate. Fulbright became a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 1949 and served as chairman from 1959 to 1974–the longest-serving chair in that committee's history. In his last Senate election in 1972 for a term that he did not complete, he defeated the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Charles T. Bernard]], a farmer and businessman from Earle in Crittenden County. He resigned on December 31st, 1974 after losing to former [[Governor]] [[Dale Bumpers]] in the primaries, caused in part due to his [[liberal]] beliefs unpopular with his more [[conservative]] Arkansas constituents.

Fulbright was elected to the Senate in 1944, when he unseated incumbent Hattie Carraway, the first woman ever elected to the U.S. Senate. He became a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 1949 and served as chairman from 1959 to 1974 — the longest-serving chair in that committee's history. In his last Senate election in 1972 for a term that he did not complete, he defeated [[Republican]] [[Charles T. Bernard]], a farmer and businessman from Earle in Crittenden County. Fulbright resigned on December 31st, 1974 after losing to former [[Governor]] [[Dale Bumpers]] in the primaries, caused in part due to his [[liberal]] beliefs unpopular with his more [[conservative]] Arkansas constituents.

==Civil rights==

==Civil rights==