This digital collection consists of speeches by, statements of and interviews with Mike Mansfield (1903-2001) drawn from the extensive Mike Mansfield Papers held at the University of Montana’s Mansfield Library. Mansfield was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1942 and served five terms as representative of Montana’s 1st District. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1952 and reelected in 1958, 1964 and 1970. He became Assistant Majority Leader (Majority Whip) of the Senate in January 1957, and served in that capacity until 1961 when he was elected Majority Leader of the Senate. He held that position until he retired from the Senate in 1977 - longer than any other Majority Leader in the history of the U.S. Senate. He served as Ambassador to Japan from 1977-1988, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1989.
The digitized content in this online collection spans Mansfield’s career as a candidate, legislator and ambassador. The majority of the content is from the 1940s to the 1970s. The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library and the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center partnered to make this digital collection available. You may search or browse this collection.
Submissions from 1971
Democratic Dinner, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Democratic Policy Committee, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Devaluation of the Dollar, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Dinner Honoring Senator John J. Williams, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Eisenhower Symposium - The U.S. and the Soviet Union - Power in Transition, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Farm Credit Act of 1971, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Force Reductions in NATO and the Interests of the U.S., Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Forest Service letter - Stillwater Mining, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Letters re: Dean Ridge Road in the Flathead Area, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Montana Vs. Siberia, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Negotiation of Mutual Troop Reductions between Warsaw Pact and NATO Countries, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Pornography Literature from Post Office Department, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Remarks of Senator Mansfield at Testimonial Dinner for Senator Aiken - St. Michael's College, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Remarks of Senator Mansfield at the Funeral of Senator Richard B. Russell, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Resolution of Senate Purpose in the 92nd Congress, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Salutes Mr. Baseball - Billings, Montana, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Senate Historic Documents Ceremonies, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Senator Mansfield Speech at Olivet College - The Nixon Doctrine, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Speeches, Before the Book is Closed on Viet Nam, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Speeches, Foreign Relations in Transition, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Speeches Given Elsewhere, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Speeches, New Approaches to Foreign Relations, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Speeches, The Nixon Doctrine, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Speeches, The United Nations and the Soviet Union: Power in Transition, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Speeches, Tribute to Senator Aiken, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Sprinklers - Letters from Robert Ball, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Statement by Senator Mansfield, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Statement by Senator Mansfield, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Statement of Mike Mansfield before the Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Narcotics, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Statement of Senator Mansfield, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Statement of Senator Mansfield - 'Anna Nugent', Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Statement of Senator Mansfield before the Joint Economic Committee, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Statement of Senator Mansfield - 'CBS and Election Reform', Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Statement of Senator Mansfield in Support of Legislation to Provide Managerial Controls and Protect Free-roaming Horses, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Statement of Senator Mansfield - It's Past Time to Reduce U.S. Military Forces in Europe, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Statement of Senator Mansfield - 'Rimrocks National Monument', Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Statement of Senator Mansfield - The Senate Majority Policy Committee, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Statement of Senator Mansfield to Democratic Caucus, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Statement of Senator Mansfield - Vietnam, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Subcommittee on Agricultural Production, Marketing and Stabilization of Prices, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments re: Limiting Presidency to Single 6 year Term, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
The Ending of an Era - Article Prepared for the Christian Science Monitor, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
University of Pennsylvania - Indiana, Pa., Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
U.S. News and World Report - 'A Size-up of President Nixon' - Interview with MM, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Submissions from 1970
14th Annual Convention of the Montana State AFL-CIO Banquet, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
A Call for Cooperation, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Address by Senator Mansfield at the Montana Homecoming, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Address of Senator Kennedy at Annual Mansfield Lecture - University of Montana, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Annual Alumni Homecoming Banquet - Carroll College, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Annual Convention Lunch - American Paper Industry 'Towards a Better Balance', Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
A View from the Senate at Educational Conference of Allied Educational Foundation, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Beyond the November Elections - 96th Annual Bankers Association Convention, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Leadership Luncheon, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record - ABM, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record - ABM re: Cooper-Hart Amendment, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record - Beef Import Quotas, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record - Cambodia, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record - Cambodia (re: Byrd-Griffin Modification), Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record - Copies of Letter to Editor of the Washington Post - 18 Year Old Vote, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record - Freight Rate Increase, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record - Freight Rate Increase, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record - Interstate Commerce - Proposal to Abolish, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record - National Wheat Institute, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record - Negotiations in the Middle East, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record - Police Appreciation Week, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record P. S. 3501, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 1046 - 'Issues and Answers' Program was Feb. 1, 1970, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 11206-7 - 'Bipartisan Group is Evidence that Real Leadership Exists', Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 1143 - ABM Missile System re: Additional Sites, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 12011 - Crime Legislation, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 12972 - German - Soviet Non-Aggression Pact, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 1339 - Nelson re Mansfield Bill S. 3401 - Ban use of Persistent Pesticides, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 13651 - Impacted Aid Areas - Education, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 14844-S - Indochina McGovern - Hatfield, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 14925 - Pornography, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 16071 - Inspection of Livestock Products, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 16120 - Abolishment of Interstate Commerce, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 16262 - Designation of Obscene or Offensive Mail, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 16322 - Designation of Obscene and Offensive Mail, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 17094 - Profiles of Mike Mansfield, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 18085 - Farm Bill, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 18191-2 - Conference Report on Farm Bill, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 1853 - American Prisoner of War in Southeast Asia, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 18545-47- Conserving Base Acreages, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 1857 - Scott-Mansfield Bills on Air and Water Pollution, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 18784-87 - Foreign Aid Policy, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 18793 - Roundup Coal, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 19465-79 - Health Safety, Standards, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 19490-2 - Interstate Commerce and the Railroad, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 19758-9 - Montana Hospitals and Sprinkler Systems, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 19904-7 - Criminal Injuries Compensation Act, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 20016-7 - Veterans Relief, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 20782-4 - Prisoners of War and the Paris Talks, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 2123 - Preservation of Beaverhead Rock, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 21410-7 - Interstate Commerce on Railpax Plan, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 2143 - Letter to Barbara Bristol - Great Falls re: DDT - Use for Pollution, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 2207 - Abomination - Draft and 18 Year Old Vote, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 2729 - Laos, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001
Congressional Record S. 2938 - Voting Rights - Amendment No. 545 by MM on Reducing age to 18 Year Old, Mike Mansfield 1903-2001