Interviewer
Don Oberdorfer
Files
Description
Don Oberdorfer interviews Mike Mansfield in his apartment where they discuss the décor, the photographs on the walls, and the history behind some of the items. Mansfield talks about the current Senate and attending prayer breakfasts while the Senate is in session. He also discusses having recently attended a ceremony in Washington, D.C. for former Speaker of the House Tom Foley. Mansfield recalls serving as ambassador to Japan, and a letter that he sent to President Ronald Reagan advising him on how to handle Japan’s growing military. Mansfield also mentions his wife, Maureen Hayes Mansfield, her health, and his daily trips to visit her in the hospital.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Mansfield, Mike, 1903-2001—Interviews; Mansfield, Mike, 1903-2001—Homes and haunts; Mansfield, Mike, 1903-2001—Religion; Oberdorfer, Don. Senator Mansfield: The Extraordinary Life of a Great Statesman and Diplomat; Reagan, Ronald; United States. Congress. Senate; Ex-legislators—United States—interviews; Japan
Original Date
10-23-1999
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 391-012
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:30:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (11 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
26 minutes
Local Filename
OH_391_012.mp3; OH_391_012.pdf
Citation
Mansfield, Mike, "Mike Mansfield Interview, October 23, 1999" (1999). Don Oberdorfer Interviews with Mike Mansfield Oral History Project. 9.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mansfield_interviews/9