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As part of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation, we at the Mansfield Center for Pacific Affairs mourn his passing, yet are honored to carry on his lifelong efforts." "Mike Mansfield was a great figure in American politics and diplomacy in the 20th century, all the greater for the fact that he rejected all pretensions and claims to greatness," commented Don Oberdorfer, a former Washington Post. [...] "He was the longest serving Majority Leader of the Senate in American history (1961-77) and one of the most respected, and the longest serving U. [...] The Mansfield American-Pacific Lectures and the Mansfield Pacific Retreat (co- sponsored with the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center at the University of Montana) also honor Senator Mansfield's legacy. [...] Serving in that capacity until January 1961, he was elected Majority Leader of the Senate, a position he held until his retirement from the Senate in January 1977, longer than any other Majority Leader in the history of the United States Senate. [...] He visited the People's Republic of China, upon invitation from Premier Zhou Enlai in 1972, followed by visits in 1974, 1976, 1977, and 1978, at the invitation of the government of the People's Republic of China.