Senate Management of Resolution
Fulbright guided the Southeast Asia resolution through the Senate and reassured colleagues that the administration said it did not intend to expand the war.
Role range: 1960-1975
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J William Fulbright Biography and Timeline
Follow J William Fulbright through 2 dated historical records for United States of America.
J William Fulbright, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
2Distinct records
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1964–1968Years on this page
1964
1968
Tonkin Gulf Hearings Opened
Fulbright's Senate Foreign Relations Committee opened closed hearings that reexamined the evidence behind the 1964 Tonkin incidents and questioned the credibility of the administration's original account.
Role range: 1960-1975
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