Interviewer
Don Oberdorfer
Files
Description
Mike Mansfield describes his relationship with President Lyndon B. Johnson, especially regarding the Vietnam War. He talks about how he constantly opposed the war and advised the president against escalating the conflict. He recalls a tense exchange with President John F. Kennedy over Mansfield's report on Vietnam. He remembers his first trip to China in 1922 and a 1954 SEATO meeting. During the meeting, Mansfield argued with John Foster Dulles, President Eisenhower’s Secretary of State, on whether to sanction U.S. military action against China.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973; Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963; Mansfield, Mike, 1903-2001—Interviews; Mansfield, Mike, 1903-2001—Travel—China; Oberdorfer, Don. Senator Mansfield: The Extraordinary Life of a Great Statesman and Diplomat; Wesmoreland, William C. (William Childs), 1914-2005; United States. Congress. Senate; Southeast Asia Treaty Organization; Americans—China; Ex-legislators—United States—Interviews; Senators, United States Congress—Montana; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; China—Description and travel; United States—Politics and government—20th century
Original Date
7-24-1998
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana; China; Japan; Vietnam
Language
eng
Original Collection
Don Oberdorfer Interviews with Mike Mansfield Oral History Project, OH 391, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 391-002
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:30:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (11 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
42 minutes
Local Filename
OH_391_002.mp3; OH_391_002.pdf
Citation
Mansfield, Mike, "Mike Mansfield Interview, July 24, 1998" (1998). Don Oberdorfer Interviews with Mike Mansfield Oral History Project. 1.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mansfield_interviews/1