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Audio cassette tape and transcript of an interview by Bob Coxe of J. William Fulbright. The interview was conducted as part of Coxe's preparation for a documentary on Senator Joseph McCarthy. Topics discussed include McCarthy and his anti-communist efforts; Fulbright's political involvement, particularly on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Fulbright's involvement with the formation of the Fulbright Program; and the nuclear arms race.

Scope and Content Note The collection consists of correspondence with Arkansas constituents on matters concerning state and national affairs; business and personal correspondence relating to variety of topics such as reactions to speeches by Fulbright, press releases or television programs relating to Fulbright, political observations, and exchange program among others; general correspondence consisting of out-of-state letters addressing national and international issues; correspondence concerning legislation...

Scope and Content Note The second increment of the J. William Fulbright papers (primarily 1960-1975) comprises approximately nine hundred linear feet of materials and documents the tenure of the Arkansas Democrat in the U.S. House and Senate. The collection consists of constituent, official, and personal correspondence, memoranda, legislative bills, speeches, photographs, and other records related to the political, governmental, and diplomatic interests and activities of the senator. An important component of the...

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Papers associated with Fulbright's activities and interests from 1975-1994.

Content Description Typed transcript of "On the Record Interview with Senator J. William Fulbright" interview conducted by journalists J. F. Ter Horst (Detroit News), Richard Dudman (St. Louis Post Dispatch), Bernard Gwertzman (Washington Star), and William May (Newark News). The interview primarily relates to Fulbright's work on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; topics and persons discussed include the Vietnam War; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover; and the U.S.-Soviet Consular...

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The collection consists of materials related to Arkansas politician and statesman J. William Fulbright that were acquired by Bill Reifenberger as part of research for a 2006 documentary about Fulbright, Fulbright: The Man, The Mission, & The Message, for which Reifenberger served as a co-screenwriter and co-producer. Materials are primarily photographs; also included are newspaper clippings and political cartoons.