Interviewer
Don Oberdorfer
Files
Description
George McGovern describes his working relationship Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield from the mid-to-late 1960s and early 1970s. McGovern relates the challenge of congressional opposition to the Vietnam War. Democrat senators, including Mansfield, struggled to find effective means to legislate an end to the war. He discusses the important role Mansfield played as majority leader putting together the non-partisan Senate Watergate Committee to investigate the scandal. McGovern also talks about his 1972 presidential campaign, for which Mansfield was repeatedly asked to be McGovern’s running mate but declined. McGovern shares that Mansfield said that his wife Maureen “doubled his life” through her unwavering support for him.
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Document Type
Oral History
Original Date
2-1-2002
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Japan; China; Vietnam
Language
eng
Original Collection
Don Oberdorfer's Interviews about Mike Mansfield Oral History Project, OH 460
Holding Institution
University of Montana. Mansfield Library. Archives and Special Collections
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights Statement
Rights Holder
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 at the University of Montana, Mansfield Library.
Oral History Number
OH 460-032
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:30:00 min.): analog + 1 transcript (28pp.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:23:10 minutes
Local Filename
OH_460_032.mp3; OH_460_032.pdf
Citation
McGovern, George, "George McGovern Interview, February 1, 2002" (2002). Don Oberdorfer Interviews about Mike Mansfield Oral History Project. 3.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/oberdorfer_mansfieldbiography/3