Left to right: Senators Mike Mansfield, John F. Kennedy (D-Massachusetts, served in the House 1947-1953, the Senate 1953-1960, and as president 1961-1963), and Henry “Scoop” Jackson (D-Washington, served in the House 1941-1953 and the Senate 1953-1983), Georgetown...
Mike Mansfield met Maureen, a college-educated schoolteacher, in the late 1920s, a meeting his biographer, Don Oberdorfer, says he often described as the most important event of his life. It was at Maureen’s urging that Mike left the copper mines and returned to...
(Picture Shown) Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield and Congressman John Melcher (D-Montana) presenting testimony related to the Mansfield Bill, which called for the strengthening of imported meat inspection regulations, July 16, 1970. Although most noted for his...
From left: Pvt. Edwin Nelson, Pfc. James Dixon, Mansfield, Cpl. Howard Perkins, and Pvt. Arthur Criqtenden. 11-25-44. Mike Mansfield’s service as a Marine sent him to the Philippines, China, and Japan. His brief visits to Tientsin and Shanghai as a Marine sparked an...
From left: Congressman (now Senator) Max Baucus (D-Montana), Congressman John Melcher (D-Montana, served in the House 1969-1977 and the Senate 1977-1989), Senator Mike Mansfield, Senator Lee Metcalf (D-Montana, served in the Senate 1961-1978). Photo credit: 99-1640,...
