Interviewer
Don Oberdorfer
Files
Description
Mike Mansfield talks about some his relatives who are still in Montana—where they live, work, and his relation to them. Mansfield also recalls a couple times when he met with J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI Director from 1935 to 1972. Mansfield talks about his attempts to get permission for trips to China when he first became a member of Congress. He remembers meeting with President Franklin D. Roosevelt to discuss the idea. He also discusses President Nixon’s trip to China in 1972, and the correspondence with diplomats such as Chou En Lai that led to it. Mansfield gives his opinion on the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre, which he saw as unnecessary and unforgivable. Mansfield also reminisces about some of his most satisfying achievements both as a Congressman and as an ambassador.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945; Hurley, Patrick J. (Patrick Jay), 1883-1963. ; Mansfield, Mike, 1903-2001—Interviews; Mansfield, Mike, 1903-2001—Travel—China; Oberdorfer, Don. Senator Mansfield: The Extraordinary Life of a Great Statesman and Diplomat; Vorys, John Martin, 1896-1968; United States. Congress. Senate; Ambassadors—China; Ambassadors—Japan; Americans—China; Americans—Japan; Ex-legislators—United States—Interviews; Senators, United States Congress—Montana; China—Description and travel; China—Foreign relations—United States; China—History—Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989; China—History—20th century; Japan—Foreign relations—United States; United States—Foreign relations—China; United States—Foreign relations—Japan; United States—Politics and government—20th century
Original Date
4-9-1999
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 391-007
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:30:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (12 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
40 minutes
Local Filename
OH_391_007.mp3; OH_391_007.pdf
Citation
Mansfield, Mike, "Mike Mansfield Interview, April 9, 1999" (1999). Don Oberdorfer Interviews with Mike Mansfield Oral History Project. 5.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mansfield_interviews/5