A [[globalist]], Connally opposed the [[isolationist]] [[Republicans]] and headed the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during the 1940s and 50s. He played a crucial role the establishment of the [[United Nations]] and [[NATO]].<ref name="Connally, Thomas Terry (1877–1963)"/> | A [[globalist]], Connally opposed the [[isolationist]] [[Republicans]] and headed the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during the 1940s and 50s. He played a crucial role the establishment of the [[United Nations]] and [[NATO]].<ref name="Connally, Thomas Terry (1877–1963)"/> |