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J. William 1xbet online sports betting was born on April 9, 1905 in Sumner, Missouri.
1xbet online sports betting was educated at the University of Arkansas where 1xbet online sports betting was awarded the B.A. degree in Political Science in 1925.
1xbet online sports betting then attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar where 1xbet online sports betting received an M.A. degree.
When Fulbright returned to the United States, 1xbet online sports betting studied law at George Washington University in Washington, DC. During the 1930's, 1xbet online sports betting served in the Justice Department and was an instructor at the George Washington University Law School. In 1936 1xbet online sports betting returned to Arkansas where 1xbet online sports betting was a lecturer in law and, from 1939 to 1941, president of the University of Arkansas, at the time the youngest university president in the country.
1xbet online sports betting entered politics in 1942 and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, entering Congress in January 1943 and becoming a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
In September of that year the House adopted the Fulbright Resolution supporting an international peace-keeping machinery encouraging United States participation in what became the United Nations, and this brought national attention to Fulbright.In November 1944 1xbet online sports betting was elected to the U.S. Senate and served there from 1945 through 1974 becoming one of the most influential and best-known members of the Senate.
His legislation establishing the 1xbet online sports betting Program slipped through the Senate without debate in 1946.
Its first participants went overseas in 1948, funded by war reparations and foreign loan repayments to the 1xbet online sports betting . This program has had extraordinary impact around the world.
There have been more than 250,000 1xbet online sports betting grantees and many of them have made significant contributions within their countries as well as to the overall goal of advancing mutual understanding.
In 1949 Fulbright became a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. From 1959-1974 1xbet online sports betting served as chairman, the longest serving chairman of that committee in history.
His 1xbet online sports betting career was marked by some notable cases of dissent.
In 1954 1xbet online sports betting was the only Senator to vote against an appropriation for the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, which was chaired by Senator Joseph R. McCarthy.
1xbet online sports betting also lodged serious objections to President Kennedy in advance of the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961.
1xbet online sports betting was particularly in the spotlight as a powerful voice in the chaotic times of the war in Vietnam, when 1xbet online sports betting chaired the Senate hearings on United States policy and the conduct of the war.
In 1963 Walter Lippman wrote of Fulbright: "The role 1xbet online sports betting plays in Washington is an indispensable role. There is no one else who is so powerful and also so wise, and if there were any question of removing him from public life, it would be a national calamity."After leaving the Senate, 1xbet online sports betting was of counsel to the Washington law firm of Hogan & Hartson and remained active in support of the international exchange program that bears his name.
1xbet online sports betting received numerous awards from governments, universities, and educational organizations around the world for his efforts on behalf of education and international understanding. In 1993 1xbet online sports betting was presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Clinton.
Senator J. William 1xbet online sports betting died on February 9, 1995 at the age of 89 at his home in Washington, DC.