Editing Mike Mansfield (section)

==Honors==
The [[Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library]] at the [[University of Montana – Missoula|University of Montana]], [[Missoula, Montana|Missoula]], is named after him and his wife Maureen,<ref name=MansfieldLibrary>{{cite web|access-date=March 22, 2007|url=http://www2.umt.edu/catalog/manlib.htm|title=The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library|work=Course Catalog 2006–2007|publisher=The University of Montana|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209014131/http://www2.umt.edu/catalog/manlib.htm|archive-date=February 9, 2007}}</ref> as was his request when informed of the honor. The library also contains the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center, which is dedicated to [[Asian studies]], international relations, and the preservation and promotion of democracy. The [[Mike Mansfield Federal Building and United States Courthouse]] in [[Butte, Montana|Butte]] was renamed in his honor in 2002.<ref>[http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/buildingView.do?pageTypeId=17109&channelPage=/ep/channel/gsaOverview.jsp&channelId=-25241&reason=bldgNameNos&bid=295 General Service Administration page on the Mike Mansfield Federal Building and United States Courthouse]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}.</ref>

The [[Montana Democratic Party]] holds an annual Mansfield-Metcalf Dinner named partially in his honor.

In 1977, Mansfield received the US Senator John Heinz Award for Greatest Public Service by an Elected or Appointed Official, an award given out annually by [[Jefferson Awards for Public Service|Jefferson Awards]].<ref>[http://www.jeffersonawards.org/pastwinners/national National Winners | public service awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124043935/http://jeffersonawards.org/pastwinners/national |date=November 24, 2010 }}. Jefferson Awards.org. Retrieved on August 16, 2013.</ref>

In 1977, he was awarded the [[Laetare Medal]] by the [[University of Notre Dame]], the oldest and most prestigious award for [[American Catholics]].<ref>{{cite web |publisher= University of Notre Dame |title=Recipients {{!}} The Laetare Medal |url=https://laetare.nd.edu/recipients/#info1977 |access-date=August 2, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

On January 19, 1989, Mansfield and Secretary of State [[George P. Shultz]] were awarded the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] by President [[Ronald Reagan]]. In his speech, Reagan recognized Mansfield as someone who has "distinguished himself as a dedicated public servant and loyal American."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=35402 |title=Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Presidential Medal of Freedom: January 19, 1989 |date=January 19, 1989 |publisher=The American Presidency Project |access-date=June 5, 2017 |archive-date=November 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116133602/http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=35402 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1990, he was given both the [[United States Military Academy]], [[Sylvanus Thayer Award]] and Japan's [[Order of the Rising Sun]] with Paulownia Flowers, Grand Cordon. This is Japan's highest honor for someone who is not a head of state.<ref name="mongolia2007">Campi, Alicia. [http://www.mansfieldfdn.org/programs/program_pdfs/us_mongolia.pdf "The Role of Mike Mansfield in Consolidating Mongolia's International Status and in Establishing Diplomatic Relations with the United States,"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727064221/http://www.mansfieldfdn.org/programs/program_pdfs/us_mongolia.pdf |date=July 27, 2011 }} The [[Mansfield Foundation]]. May 17, 2007.</ref>

In 1999, Missoula's daily newspaper, the ''[[Missoulian]]'', chose Mansfield as The Most Influential Montanan of the 20th Century.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.missoulian.com/specials/100montanans/list/001.html|title=Special for Missoulian Online - The 100 Most Influential Montanans of the Century|last=Doherty|first=Steve|date=1999|work=[[Missoulian]]|access-date=October 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010303143849/http://www.missoulian.com/specials/100montanans/list/001.html|archive-date=March 3, 2001}}</ref>