Fulbright Program

This material is part of the J. William Fulbright Post-Senatorial Papers, Photographs. Series description: Papers associated with Fulbright's activities and interests from 1975-1994.Fulbright began his first term in Congress in January 1943, and was assigned to the Foreign Affairs Committee. In September of that year the House adopted the Fulbright Resolution supporting an international peace-keeping machinery, whereby he earned national attention. In November 1944 he was elected to the Senate where he served until 1974. In 1946 the Fulbright Scholar Program was established, which has provided opportunities for thousands of scholars in the United States and other countries to participate in what has been called ""the largest movement of scholars across the earth since the fall of Constantinople."" In 1949 he was assigned to the Foreign Relations Committee and became its chairman in 1959. He held the chair for the remainder of his tenure in the Senate, longer than any other person