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Hatfield, Mark O., 1922-2011

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1922 - 2011

Biography

Mark Odom Hatfield was born in Dallas, Oregon, in 1922. He graduated from Willamette University in 1943. He served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theater during World War II and was among the first U.S. forces to enter Hiroshima, Japan, after the atomic bombing of the city by the United States, an event that deeply affected his views on war. After his discharge, he returned to Willamette University to study law. After a year, he decided instead to focus on political science and transferred to Stanford University, where he earned his master’s degree in 1948. He and Antoinette Kuzmanich were married in 1958; they later had four children. Hatfield was a liberal Republican and represented Marion County in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1951 to 1955, and in the Oregon Senate from 1955 to 1957. He served as Oregon secretary of state from 1957 to 1959, and as Oregon governor from 1959 to 1967. He represented Oregon in the U.S. Senate from 1967 to 1997, serving as chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee from 1981 to 1987 and again from 1995 to 1997. He died in 2011.

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Frank C. Cook

 Collection
Identifier: SR1321
Abstract

Oral history interview with Frank C. Cook conducted by Clark Hansen from November 29-30, 1989, as part of the Senator Mark O. Hatfield Oral History Project. Cook was an aide to Hatfield from 1969 to 1973.

Dates: 1989 November 29-30

Gerry Frank scrapbooks and memorabilia

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 855
Abstract

Scrapbooks, photograph albums, photographs, papers, and ephemera compiled by or relating to Gerald W. "Gerry" Frank (1923-). Frank is a businessman from Oregon who worked at the department store Meier & Frank; opened a dessert shop in Salem, Oregon, named Gerry Frank's Konditerei; and was U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield's chief of staff.

Dates: circa 1880-2018

Oral history interview with Marty B. Gold

 Collection
Identifier: SR1325
Abstract

Oral history interview with Marty B. Gold conducted by Clark Hansen from June 13-16, 1988, as part of the Senator Mark O. Hatfield Oral History Project. Gold was a legal assistant to Hatfield.

Dates: 1988 June 13-16

Oral history interview with Mark O. Hatfield

 Collection
Identifier: SR3967
Abstract

Oral history interview with Mark O. Hatfield conducted by Clark Hansen from July 29, 1998, to May 22, 2002, as part of the Senator Mark O. Hatfield Oral History Project. Hatfield was an Oregon state legislator, Oregon secretary of state, Oregon governor, and a U.S. senator.

Dates: 1998 July 29-2002 May 22

Oral history interview with J. Keith Kennedy

 Collection
Identifier: SR1339
Abstract

Oral history interview with J. Keith Kennedy conducted by Jim Strassmaier on June 8, 1988, as part of the Senator Mark O. Hatfield Oral History Project. Kennedy was staff director for the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Dates: 1988 June 8

Photograph album on the dedication of the Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center

 Collection
Identifier: Album 903
Abstract

Color photographs depicting the dedication of the Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, including images of U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield, unidentified people at the event, and the dedication ceremony. Also included are photographs of staff and patients moving into the new center in April 2005, and a small quantity of materials related to the design and construction of the building.

Dates: 2004 September 22-2005 April

Letters to Hal Stoltz from Mark Hatfield and Wendell Wyatt

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1055
Abstract Letters from U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield (1922-2011) and U.S. Representative Wendell Wyatt (1917-2009) to Hal Stoltz of Portland, Oregon, regarding the possible impeachment of U.S. President Richard Nixon for his actions in the Watergate scandal. In October 1973, Nixon's attempt to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox led to the resignation of Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus before Solicitor General Robert Bork carried out Cox's dismissal....
Dates: 1973 November 16

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