<P> James William Fulbright ( April 9 , 1905 -- February 9 , 1995 ) was a United States Senator representing Arkansas from January 1945 until his resignation in December 1974 . Fulbright is the longest serving chairman in the history of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee . A Southern Democrat and a staunch multilateralist who supported the creation of the United Nations , he was also a segregationist who signed the Southern Manifesto . Fulbright opposed McCarthyism and the House Un-American Activities Committee and later became known for his opposition to American involvement in the Vietnam War . His efforts to establish an international exchange program eventually resulted in the creation of a fellowship program which bears his name , the Fulbright Program . </P>
<P> James William Fulbright ( April 9 , 1905 -- February 9 , 1995 ) was a United States Senator representing Arkansas from January 1945 until his resignation in December 1974 . Fulbright is the longest serving chairman in the history of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee . A Southern Democrat and a staunch multilateralist who supported the creation of the United Nations , he was also a segregationist who signed the Southern Manifesto . Fulbright opposed McCarthyism and the House Un-American Activities Committee and later became known for his opposition to American involvement in the Vietnam War . His efforts to establish an international exchange program eventually resulted in the creation of a fellowship program which bears his name , the Fulbright Program . </P>
who became a spokesperson against the war in vietnam
who became a spokesperson against the war in vietnam
James William Fulbright
James William Fulbright