Senator From Arkansas On M ar c h 28. 1945. Fulbright gave his maiden add ress in the Senate ; the address became the basis fo r his bo o k, "Old M yths and New Rea lit ies", Fulbright had jo in ed wit h fifteen freshmen sen ato rs in a (cller to FDR ca llin g fo r a U nit ed Nations o rga ni zatio n . In hi s address. Fulbright again pu shed to wards th is goal. On Jul y 28. 1945. Fulbright again rose in the Senate -
·' Mr . Pr eside nt . I rise in suppo rt of the C hari e r. I have no hes it at io n in sayin g that I t hink it is t he m o st important document t hat has co me before thi s body, o r any o the r body, during the last twenty-five years. In fact , I think it ranks in importance a lo ngsid e the D eclarati o n o f Ind epe nd e nce , the Con stit uti o n o f the United Slales. the E ma n ci pat io n Proc lamat io n , and the League o f Nations, as one of the most imponant documents in the hi sto ry o f o ur Co untr y." The Se n ate approved the U.N C har ter on Jul y 28 . 19 4 5 by a vote of 89-2. Th e third milestone in Fulbright's fo reign re lati o ns co ncept was a rea lity .
On September 27. 1945. Senator Fulbright again addressed the Senate " Mr. President, I ask unanim ous consent to introduce a bill, fo r refe ren ce to th e Com mittee on Military Affairs, author izin g th e use of credits estab lished through the sale of surplus properties abroad fo r the promotion of good will through the exchan ge of st udents in the fields of education, culture , and scien ce . ••• If this bill is appro ved , ehe funds will be ueiliu d to exchange stud ents, create a better un· derstan ding of ou r mutual problems, and promoee friendly relaeio n s, while avoiding possible ill feelings between Natio n s resulting from inability to m eet obligations set up in traditional methods. "
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On August I , 1946 , President Harry Truman , with Senato r Fulbright stand· ing alongside him , signed the bill into law.
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Co ngressio nal R eco rd, Vol. 117, No . 123 , M o nday, August 2,1971 , carries a recou nt of the n otable resu lts of the Fulbright Scholarship plan. " I remain co n vinced that ed u cati o nal and cu ltural exchange offers on e of th e best m ean s available fo r improving in· t er na tional understanding." Fulbrigh r. 19 71 The fo urth milestone in Senator Fulbright'S fo reign relations design was acco mplished.
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