Walter Mondale: Vice president of the United States from 1977 to 1981
Walter Frederick Fritz Mondale (January 5, 1928 – April 19, 2021) was an American politician and lawyer.
He was the 42nd vice president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 under Jimmy Carter. Before becoming vice president, he was a United States senator from Minnesota from 1964 to 1976. He was also the attorney general of Minnesota from 1960 to 1964 and the 24th U.S. ambassador to Japan from 1993 to 1996 under Bill Clinton.
Walter Mondale | |
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| 42nd Vice President of the United States | |
| In office January 20, 1977 – January 20, 1981 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Nelson Rockefeller |
| Succeeded by | George H. W. Bush |
| United States Senator from Minnesota | |
| In office December 30, 1964 – December 30, 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Hubert Humphrey |
| Succeeded by | Wendell Anderson |
| 24th United States Ambassador to Japan | |
| In office September 21, 1993 – December 15, 1996 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Michael Armacost |
| Succeeded by | Tom Foley |
| 23rd Attorney General of Minnesota | |
| In office 1960–1964 | |
| Governor | Orville Freeman Elmer L. Andersen Karl Rolvaag |
| Preceded by | Miles W. Lord |
| Succeeded by | Robert W. Mattson, Sr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Walter Frederick Mondale January 5, 1928 Ceylon, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | April 19, 2021 (aged 93) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Joan Mondale (m. 1955; died 2014) |
| Relations | Lester Mondale |
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| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1951–1953 |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Unit | 3rd Armored Division Artillery |
| Walter Mondale speaking at the second presidential debate of the 1984 presidential election Recorded October 21, 1984 | |
Mondale was the Democratic Party nominee for president in 1984. His vice presidential nominee, Geraldine Ferraro, was the first woman to be nominated. He only got a majority of votes in Minnesota and Washington, D.C. He lost to President Ronald Reagan in the other 49 states.
Mondale was the first vice president to have an office. He made the role of vice President more important than it once was, by having weekly meetings with President Carter.
Mondale died on April 19, 2021, in his sleep at his Minneapolis home at the age of 93. The cause of death was natural causes.
References
Other websites
- Congressional biography
- Senate Leaders Lecture Series Address
- Minnesota Public Radio: Coleman, Mondale debate on eve of election (November 4, 2002) — featuring audio of the 2002 debate
- Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs: The Mondale Lectures on Public Service Archived 2006-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
- Great Norwegians
- Two Views from Pennsylvania Avenue Archived 2006-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
- List of New York Times articles on Mondale
- Senator Mondale transfers money from NASA to social programs using political maneuvers
- AmericanHeritage.com / Lost in Space What Went Wrong with NASA? Archived 2009-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Walter F. Mondale: An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Society Archived 2009-01-20 at the Wayback Machine
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