[PAR] [TLE] Fulbright Program [SEP] The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is an American scholarship program of competitive, merit-based grants for international educational exchange for students, scholars, teachers, professionals, scientists and artists, founded by United States Senator J. William Fulbright in 1946.  Under the Fulbright Program, competitively selected American citizens may become eligible for scholarships to study, conduct research, or exercise their talents abroad; and citizens of other countries may qualify to do the same in the United States of America.  The program was established to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries through the exchange of persons, knowledge, and skills.  It is one of the most prestigious scholarships in the world. [PAR] [TLE] J. William Fulbright [SEP] 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.
[PAR] [TLE] Fulbright Program [ SEP ] The Fulbright Program , including the Fulbright – Hays Program , is an American scholarship program of competitive , merit - based grants for international educational exchange for students , scholars , teachers , professionals , scientists and artists , founded by United States Senator J. William Fulbright in 1946 . Under the Fulbright Program , competitively selected American citizens may become eligible for scholarships to study , conduct research , or exercise their talents abroad ; and citizens of other countries may qualify to do the same in the United States of America . The program was established to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries through the exchange of persons , knowledge , and skills . It is one of the most prestigious scholarships in the world . [PAR] [TLE] J. William Fulbright [ SEP ] 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 .
What United States Senator representing Arkansas from January 1945 until his resignation in December 1974 founded the Fulbright Program?
What United States Senator representing Arkansas from January 1945 until his resignation in December 1974 founded the Fulbright Program ?
James William Fulbright
James William Fulbright