Hatfield, Mark O., 1922-2011
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
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.
Oral history interview with Marty B. Gold
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.
Oral history interview with Mark O. Hatfield
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.
Oral history interview with Freeman Holmer
Oral history interview with Freeman Holmer conducted by Michael O'Rourke from May 17-24, 1988, as part of the Senator Mark O. Hatfield Oral History Project. Holmer was a professor at Willamette University and also served as Oregon director of elections and director of the Department of Finance and Administration under Mark Hatfield.
Oral history interview with Julia E. Johnson
Oral history interview with Julia E. Johnson, conducted by Deborah M. Olson in five sessions, from July 20 to November 11, 1987. Johnson discusses her early life in Jacksonville, Oregon; the operations of the Opp mine, which was owned and operated by her father, John Wesley Opp; teaching at Grant High School in Portland from 1926 to 1944; her involvement with the Girl Scouts of America; and her involvement with the Republican Party of Oregon.
Oral history interview with J. Keith Kennedy
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.
Oral history interview with Riki P. Sheehan
Oral history interview with Riki P. Sheehan conducted by Michael O'Rourke from June 2-11, 1988, as part of the Senator Mark O. Hatfield Oral History Project. Sheehan was a caseworker and legislative assistant on Hatfield's staff.
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