Interviewer
Don Oberdorfer
Files
Description
Mike Mansfield discusses his Navy career and his military experiences during and after World War One. He talks about his relations with the Anaconda Company and the Montana Power Company, noting he had little interaction with them. Mansfield briefly mentions the Bonneville Power Administration and their hopes to raise Flathead Lake to increase power downstream. He recalls his initial discussion with President Franklin D. Roosevelt, which led to his trip to China in 1944.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Mansfield, Mike, 1903-2001—Interviews; Mansfield, Mike, 1903-2001—Travel—China; Oberdorfer, Don. Senator Mansfield: The Extraordinary Life of a Great Statesman and Diplomat; United States. Bonneville Power Administration; United States. Navy—History—World War, 1914-1918; Americans—China; Ex-legislators—United States—Interviews; Senators, United States Congress—Montana; Veterans—Montana—Interviews; World War, 1914-1918—Veterans—Montana—Interviews; China—Description and travel
Original Date
7-21-2000
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 391-018
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:30:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (9 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
27 minutes
Local Filename
OH_391_018.mp3; OH_391_018.pdf
Citation
Mansfield, Mike, "Mike Mansfield Interview, July 21, 2000" (2000). Don Oberdorfer Interviews with Mike Mansfield Oral History Project. 18.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mansfield_interviews/18