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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 5, 2001 · WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 — 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...
Oct 6, 2001 · Mike Mansfield, who served as Senate majority leader for record 16 years and was major figure in legislation of 1960's and 1970's, dies at age 98; Montana Democrat, modest and self-effacing...
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 ...
Following his retirement in 1989 until his death on October 5, 2001, Mike Mansfield served as senior advisor to the international financial firm of Goldman, Sachs & Co. in Washington, D.C.
Mike Mansfield, October 20, 1943, in a speech during his first year in Congress while World War II was being fought in Asia. From his ten years of teaching at the University of Montana, Mansfield brought to Congress his expertise and interest in Asia, as well as an affectionate regard for the Asian people.
