Walter Mondale, Ex-Vice President and Champion of Liberal Politics, Dies at 93
Under Jimmy Carter, he was the first V.P. to serve as a genuine partner of a president. His own run for the top position ended in a crushing defeat.
Walter F. Mondale in 1983. “My whole life, I worked on the idea that government can be an instrument for social progress,” he said in 2010. “We need that progress. Fairness requires it.”Credit.George Tames/The New York Times
April 19, 2021Updated 9:30 p.m. ET
Walter F. Mondale, the former vice president and champion of liberal politics, activist government and civil rights who ran as the Democratic candidate for president in 1984, losing to President Ronald Reagan in a landslide, died on Monday at his home in Minneapolis. He was 93.
Walter Mondale, former Vice President and Senator, dies at 93
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN - APRIL 30, 2019: Former Vice President Walter F. Mondale, photographed at his Mill District condo on April 30, 2019 in Minneapolis. Star Tribune via Getty Images / Contributor
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MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Walter Mondale passed away in Minneapolis Monday at the age of 93, his family says.
The Minnesotan’s long career in politics was highlighted by serving as Jimmy Carter’s Vice President. He also served as Minnesota’s Attorney General, U.S. Senator and the U.S. Ambassador to Japan.
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WASHINGTON: Former US Vice President Walter Mondale, a liberal icon who famously told voters to expect a tax increase should he win the presidency, died on Monday (Apr 19). He was 93 years old.
No cause was given for Mondale s death, according to reports citing a statement from his family.
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Mondale served as vice president under President Jimmy Carter, from 1977 to 1981.
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The family of former Vice President Walter Mondale announced his death on Monday at the age of 93. No cause of death was indicated.
(Photo : Win McNamee/Getty Images) U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale speaks at a Georgetown University Law Center discussion
Early Life of Vice President Walter Mondale
He was born in Ceylon on January 5, 1928, and later relocated to Elmore. He went to Macalester College in St. Paul before graduating from the University of Minnesota. Since serving in the Army during the Korean War, he used the GI Bill to attend law school at the University of Minnesota.
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published : 20 Apr 2021 at 09:45 Former US Vice President Walter Mondale (pictured September 2013) died at age 93
WASHINGTON: Former US Vice President Walter Mondale, a liberal icon who famously told voters to expect a tax increase should he win the presidency, died Monday, US media reported. He was 93 years old.
No cause was given for Mondale s death, according to reports citing a statement from his family.
Mondale served as vice president under President Jimmy Carter, from 1977-1981. Today I mourn the passing of my dear friend Walter Mondale, who I consider the best vice president in our country s history, Carter said in a statement, extending his condolences to his former number two s family.