Photograph, J. William Fulbright

 
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Photograph, J. William Fulbright
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Photograph, J. William Fulbright

Object number2015.010.07
DateMay 29, 1974
Associated LocationLittle Rock, Arkansas
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions9 × 8 1/4 in. (22.9 × 21 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionA black and white photograph taken of William Fulbright and his wife, Betty. The photo was taken May 29, 1974 in Little Rock after Fulbright was defeated by Dale Bumpers for U.S. Senate. Fulbright had held the seat for 30 years. It is an Associated Press WirePhoto.

    James William Fulbright was born in 1905 in Summer, Missouri. Fulbright was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1942, where he composed the Fulbright-Connally Resolution that supported an organization that went on to become the United Nations. Fulbright was then elected to the U.S. Senate in 1944. In the Senate, he served as the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 1959 to 1975, supported the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and NATO, and created the Fulbright Exchange Program. He lost his seat to Arkansas governor Dale Bumpers in 1974. The UA College of Arts and Sciences was named for Fulbright in 1981. In 1993, President Bill Clinton awarded Fulbright the Medal of Freedom. Fulbright died on February 9, 1995 following a massive stroke.
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