Interviewer
Don Oberdorfer
Files
Description
Mike Mansfield discusses some of his relationships with different senators throughout his career, including George Aiken, Lee Metcalf, Hubert Humphrey, Everett Dirksen, Richard Russell, Henry Jackson, and Hugh Scott. He talks about Dirksen and Humphrey’s influence, which was critical to the passage of the Civil Rights Act. Mansfield briefly describes Gerald Ford’s presidency, Mansfield’s relationship with him, and the Mayaguez Incident which occurred between the Communist Vietnamese and the Communist Cambodian groups. Mansfield recalls Senator Joseph McCarthy and Harvey’s Matusow’s smear campaign against him that led to his toughest political campaign. He reflects on his wife, Maureen Hayes Mansfield, and her influence on his careers. He recalls discussing everything with her, how she was the only woman in his life, and why he insisted on placing her name in titles to give her the much-deserved credit for her contribution to his success.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Dirksen, Everett McKinley; Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978; Mansfield, Maureen Hayes, 1905-2000; Mansfield, Mike, 1903-2001—Interviews; Matusow, Harvey, 1926-2002; McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957; Oberdorfer, Don. Senator Mansfield: The Extraordinary Life of a Great Statesman and Diplomat; United States. Congress. Senate; United States. Civil Rights Act of 1964; Atni-communist movements—United States; Civil rights—United States; Ex-legislators—United States—Interviews; Internal security—United States Senators, United States Congress—Montana; United States—Politics and government—20th century
Original Date
11-10-2000
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 391-020
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
75 minutes
Local Filename
OH_391_020.mp3; OH_391_020.pdf
Citation
Mansfield, Mike, "Mike Mansfield Interview, November 10, 2000" (2000). Don Oberdorfer Interviews with Mike Mansfield Oral History Project. 20.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mansfield_interviews/20