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Michael Joseph Mansfield (March 16, 1903 – October 5, 2001) was an American Democratic Party politician and diplomat who represented Montana in the United States House of Representatives from 1943 to 1953 and United States Senate from 1953 to 1977.
Oct 6, 2001 · An obituary last Saturday about Mike Mansfield, the longest-serving Senate majority leader, misstated the timing of the lie about his age that allowed him to join the Navy before he was 15.
Mike Mansfield’s political career was launched in 1942 when he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. He served five terms from Montana’s 1st District. In 1952, he was elected to the U.S. Senate and re-elected in 1958, 1964 and 1970.
Oct 5, 2001 · Mike Mansfield, who served as Senate majority leader and United States Ambassador to Japan longer than anyone else, died this morning at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington.
May 23, 2024 · Michael Mansfield (born March 16, 1903, New York, New York, U.S.—died October 5, 2001, Washington, D.C.) was a Democratic politician who was the longest-serving majority leader in the U.S. Senate (1961–77). He also served as U.S. ambassador to Japan from 1977 to 1988.
The distinguished Washington Post columnist David Broder described Mike Mansfield as "the greatest American I ever met." From an orphan, troubled youth, and ...
Mike Mansfield, from an address to the University of North Carolina Forum, March 13, 1967, during which Mansfield pointed out that U.S. policies toward Europe and China were some
