J. WILLIAM FULBRIGHT - AUTOGRAPH SENTIMENT SIGNED - HFSID 209366
Sale Price $85.00
Reg. $100.00
J. WILLIAM FULBRIGHT
Autograph Sentiment signed in ink on a card with printed
border
Autograph Sentiment signed: "With Best Wishes/J W Fulbright",
5 x 3. Ink signature on a card with ornate printed border. J. William
Fulbright (1905-1995), a football star at the University of Arkansas and then a
Rhodes Scholar, became the youngest President of the University of
Arkansas in 1939. After serving one term in the US House of Representatives
(1943-1945), Fulbright represented Arkansas as a Democrat in the US Senate
for 5 full terms (1945-1975). He chaired the Foreign Relations Committee longer
than anyone in history (1959-1974). An early critic of Senator Joseph
McCarthy and a strong opponent of US involvement in Vietnam, he also
created the Fulbright international exchange scholarships. Ironically,
since he had long been opposed by his Party's right wing, his loss to Governor
Dale Bumpers in the 1974 Democratic primary proved his vulnerability in the
other direction. Fulbright, a segregationist who signed the Southern
Manifesto and filibustered civil rights legislation, lost his seat when
newly enfranchised black voters cast their votes against him. Lightly worn on
corners. Lightly soiled around edges. Ink note on verso (unknown hand).
Otherwise fine condition.
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