Interviewer
Geoffrey Sutton
Files
Description
Mike Mansfield discusses his childhood and his experience growing up in Great Falls, Montana. He talks about serving in the U.S. military, starting in 1917 when he was 14. Mansfield discusses working in the copper mines at Butte, Montana, and meeting his wife Maureen Hayes Mansfield who encouraged him to go to school and get into politics. He discusses his 34-year career as a member of both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, and his ambassadorship to Japan beginning under President Jimmy Carter. He talks about his relationship with Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Ford, Carter, Nixon, and Reagan, and he remembers the eulogy he gave at President Kennedy’s funeral. Mansfield offers his opinion on the Vietnam War, gives his outlook on world affairs, and describes the challenges that future generations will face.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Mansfield, Mike; Butte, Montana; Mansfield, Maureen Hayes; U.S. House of Representatives; U.S. Senate; U.S. ambassadors, Japan; Kennedy, John F.; Johnson, Lyndon B.; Carter, James “Jimmy”; Ford, Gerald; Nixon, Richard M.; Reagan, Ronald; Kennedy, John F., assassination; Vietnam War, 1955-1975; Political philosophy; Montana politics and government, 20th century; U.S. politics and government, 20th century; U.S. military service
Original Date
1989
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Mansfield’s America Oral History Project, OH 458, 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 458-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (90 min.) analog + 1 transcript (9 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:38:51 minutes
Local Filename
OH_458_001.mp3; OH_458_001.pdf
Citation
Mansfield, Mike, "Mike Mansfield Interview, 1989" (1989). Mansfield’s America Oral History Project. 1.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mansfieldsamerica_oralhistory/1