Interviewer
Don Oberdorfer
Files
Description
Mike Mansfield talks about a variety of topics including his father’s construction accident, his friendship with Pete Meloy, and a discussion on China that Mansfield had with President Truman. Mansfield also discussed his habit of carrying up-to-date newspaper clippings at all times, which listed the number of dead and wounded from the Vietnam War. Mansfield also talks briefly about his part in passing the 26th amendment, which gave 18-year-olds the right to vote. Mansfield goes on to talk about how he ended up working for Goldman Sachs. Mansfield also talks again about his travels in China and about the nation’s current and future political outlook.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Mansfield, Mike, 1903-2001—Interviews; Oberdorfer, Don. Senator Mansfield: The Extraordinary Life of a Great Statesman and Diplomat; Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994; Russell, Danny; Thomas, Elbert Duncan, 1883-1953; Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989; Ex-legislators—United States—Interviews; Senators, United States Congress—Montana; Vietnam War, 1961-1975—Casualties; Flathead Lake (Montana)
Original Date
9-9-1999
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 391-010
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:30:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (18 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
60 minutes
Local Filename
OH_391_010.mp3; OH_391_010.pdf
Citation
Mansfield, Mike, "Mike Mansfield Interview, September 9, 1999" (1999). Don Oberdorfer Interviews with Mike Mansfield Oral History Project. 14.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mansfield_interviews/14