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.”
Colorado Sen. Gary Hart defeated Mondale in the New Hampshire primary in 1984 and had initial success positioning himself as the candidate of new ideas, until Mondale remarked, “When I hear your new ideas, I’m reminded of the [Wendy’s] ad, ‘Where’s the beef? ”
Walter Mondale Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Walter Mondale, 42nd vice president of the United States.
Personal
Death date: April 19, 2021
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.”
Walter ‘Fritz’ Mondale, former vice president under Jimmy Carter, dead at 93
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.”
Family says former Vice President Walter Mondale has died at 93
Mondale made his biggest mark as the vice president who converted that office from a historical joke Vice President John Nance Gardner famously described it as a job that wasn’t “worth a pitcher of warm spit” to one of the vital centers in American government.
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Former Vice President Walter Mondale listens to speakers during a dedication ceremony in October 2019 at the William O Brien State Park in Marine on Saint Croix, Minn. Mondale s family announced Monday, April 19, 2021, that the former vice president died at age 93. Christine T. Nguyen | MPR News
Walter Mondale, who rose from small-town Minnesota to vice presidency, dies at 93
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Walter F. Mondale, a preacher s son from southern Minnesota who climbed to the pinnacle of U.S. politics as an influential senator, vice president and Democratic nominee for president, died on Monday. He was 93.
Known as Fritz to family, friends and voters alike, Mondale died in Minneapolis, according to a statement from his family. 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, read the Mondale family statement.