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Former Vice President Walter Mondale speaks at an event held in his honour at The George Washington University in Washington October 20, 2015. Reuters pic
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ST. PAUL, April 20 Walter Mondale, a leading liberal Democratic voice of the late 20th century who was US vice president under Jimmy Carter and lost in a landslide to Ronald Reagan in the 1984 presidential election, died yesterday at age 93, his family said.
“Well my time has come. I am eager to rejoin Joan and Eleanor,” Mondale said in a statement to his staff and released to the public after his death, referring to his late wife Joan, who died in 2014, and daughter Eleanor, who died in 2011 at age 51. “Before I go I wanted to let you know how much you mean to me.”
Walter Mondale Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Walter Mondale, 42nd vice president of the United States.
Personal
Birth place: Ceylon, Minnesota
Mother: Claribel (Cowan) Mondale
Marriage: Joan (Adams) Mondale (December 27, 1955-February 3, 2014, her death)
Children: William, February 27, 1962; Eleanor, (January 19, 1960-September 17, 2011); Theodore “Teddy,” October 12, 1957
Education: University of Minnesota, B.A., 1951; University of Minnesota, L.L.B, 1956
Military Service: US Army, 1951-1953, Corporal
Religion: Presbyterian
Nicknamed “Fritz.”
Mondale announced during his acceptance speech at the 1984 Democratic nominating convention that he would raise taxes in order to reduce the budget deficit. “Let’s tell the truth. . . Mr. Reagan will raise taxes, and so will I. He won’t tell you, I just did.”
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Walter Mondale, a leading liberal Democratic voice of the late 20th century who was U.S. vice-president under Jimmy Carter and lost in a historic landslide to Ronald Reagan in the 1984 presidential election, died on Monday at age 93, his family said.
“It is with profound sadness that we share news that our beloved dad passed away today in Minneapolis, Minnesota,” the family said in a statement.
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