Interviewer
Don Oberdorfer
Files
Description
Mike Mansfield and Don Oberdorfer talk briefly about the life of Kazuo Kawai, a Japanese-American newspaper editor, professor and author. Mansfield describes General Douglas MacArthur and his leadership during the American occupation of Japan. Mansfield offers his opinion of the potential remilitarization of Japan. He recalls meeting with Secretary of State George Marshall about the U.S. policy toward China, in preparation for a speech on the subject. Mansfield describes in detail the hysteria stirred up by Senator Joseph McCarthy during his anti-Communist investigations, and Mansfield’s surprise over Montanans’ support for McCarthy and Matusow’s smear campaign against Mansfield. He also recalls his trip to Paris in 1951, when President Harry Truman sent him to the United Nations assembly. Mansfield talks about his wife, Maureen Hayes Mansfield, and how she saved his life by pushing him to obtain a university education and supporting and encouraging him during political career.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964; Mansfield, Maureen Hayes, 1905-2000; Mansfield Mike, 1903-2001—Interviews; Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993; Merrill, Frank (Frank Dow), 1903-1955; Oberdorfer, Don. Senator Mansfield: The Extraordinary Life of a Great Statesman and Diplomat; Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972; United States. Congress. Senate; Ex-legislators—United States—Interviews; Militarism—Japan; Senators, United States Congress—Montana; Japan—History—Allied occupation, 1945-1952; United States—Foreign relations—1945-1953; United States—Politics and government—20th century
Original Date
6-1-2001
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 391-021
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:30:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (15 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
61 minutes
Local Filename
OH_391_021.mp3; OH_391_021.pdf
Citation
Mansfield, Mike, "Mike Mansfield Interview, June 1, 2001" (2001). Don Oberdorfer Interviews with Mike Mansfield Oral History Project. 21.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mansfield_interviews/21