Former Vice President Walter ‘Fritz’ Mondale dead at 93
Walter “Fritz” Mondale, who served as vice president under then-President Jimmy Carter before waging his own unsuccessful White House bid in 1984, has died, according to family spokesperson Kathy Tunheim. He was 93.
Mondale died at home in downtown Minneapolis, Tunheim said, surrounded by family.
Born to a Methodist minister and music teacher in southern Minnesota in 1928, the former Democratic vice president was a steadfast supporter of social justice. By the time he graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School, he was deeply involved in the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Minnesota’s wing of the Democratic Party.
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(Bloomberg) Walter Mondale, who asserted himself as an activist vice president under Jimmy Carter before losing a bid for the presidency in one of the worst routs in U.S. political history, Ronald Reagan’s 1984 re-election landslide, has died. He was 93.
He died on Monday at his home in Minneapolis, according to the New York Times, citing Kathy Tunheim, a spokeswoman for the family. No cause was given.
Even after naming Geraldine Ferraro as his Democratic running mate making her the first woman on a major U.S. party’s presidential ticket Mondale managed to win only his home state of Minnesota and the District of Columbia in the 1984 election, as Reagan cruised to a second term with almost 59% of the popular vote and 98% of the Electoral College vote.
Walter Mondale, who asserted himself as an activist vice president under Jimmy Carter before losing a bid for the presidency in one of the worst routs in U.S. political history, Ronald Reagan’s 1984 re-election landslide, has died. He was 93. He died on Monday at his home in Minneapolis, according to the New York Times, citing Kathy Tunheim, a spokeswoman for the family. No cause was given. Even after naming Geraldine Ferraro as his Democratic running mate making her the first woman on a major U.S. party’s presidential ticket Mondale managed to win only his home state of Minnesota and the District of Columbia in the 1984 election, as Reagan cruised to a second term with almost 59% of the popular vote and 98% of the Electoral College vote.
BREAKING: Walter ‘Fritz’ Mondale, former vice president under Jimmy Carter, dead at 93
(KYMA/KECY) - Walter Frederick Fritz Mondale, who served as vice president under then-President Jimmy Carter before waging his own unsuccessful White House bid in 1984, has died, according to a family spokesperson. He was 93.
Mondale died at home in downtown Minneapolis surrounded by family, spokesperson Kathy Tunheim said. It is with profound sadness that we share news that our beloved dad passed away today in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mondale s family said in a statement. As proud as we were of him leading the presidential ticket for Democrats in 1984, we know that our father s public policy legacy is so much more than that.