Tape 23, Side 1, through Tape 24, Side 1. In the sixteenth interview session, conducted on March 9, 2000, Hatfield discusses his time serving in the Oregon Legislature as a senator from Marion County from 1955 to 1957, with a focus on the 1955 legislative session. He talks about legislation he worked on, and about some of his fellow legislators. He reflects on his accomplishments as a state legislator, particularly on civil rights; talks about his relationship with the press; and discusses ambitions for higher office. He talks about his 1956 campaign for Oregon secretary of state.