OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
Michael Joseph Mansfield 

BORN:
March 16, 1903, 
New York, New York

DIED:
October 5, 2001 (age 98),
Washington, DC

EDUCATION:
University of Montana (BA, MA)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 
1943-1953:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-MT)
1953-1977:
U.S. Senator (D-MT)
1957-1961:
Senate Majority Whip
1961-1977:
Senate Majority Leader,
Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus 
1977-1988
U.S. Ambassador to Japan

RESOURCES:

BIOGRAPHIES:
U.S. Senate
House of Representatives
Mansfield Foundation
Biographical Directory of Congress
Wikipedia

PAPERS: 
University of Montana

OTHER:
Senate Leader’s Lecture (3/24/1998)

MEDIA COVERAGE:

PROFILES:
Washington Post (3/16/1993)

OBITUARIES (10/6/2001):
New York Times
Washington Post