[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 28 (Monday, March 16, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S1967]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                95TH BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE TO MIKE MANSFIELD

  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I would like to join my colleague from 
Montana, Senator Baucus, in wishing a happy 95th birthday to former 
Senator and Ambassador Mike Mansfield. If historians were to accept 
nominations for individuals who are living embodiments of 20th century 
history, I would nominate Mike Mansfield to be our Democratic 
representative.
  Ambassador Mansfield's life has framed some of the great events of 
this century, from his service as a 14-year-old sailor in the U.S. Navy 
in World War I, to his role as an architect of modern American policy 
toward Japan as long-time U.S. Ambassador. Along the way, Mike 
Mansfield shaped history in both ordinary and extraordinary ways: as a 
miner and mining engineer, as a professor of history and political 
science, and as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and 
Senate from Montana, including a remarkable 16-year tenure as Senate 
Majority Leader.
  As you know, Mr. President, Mike Mansfield's majestic portrait now 
presides over a room that bears his name just off the Senate floor. To 
Senators, staff, and visitors, it is a reminder of a Senate giant who 
was a quiet rock of integrity and perseverance. I am honored and 
grateful that we have the opportunity today to thank this living 
reminder of America's greatness and its goodness. Happy birthday, 
Ambassador Mansfield, and best wishes for many more years of good 
health and happiness.
  Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Kyl). Without objection, it is so ordered.

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