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Walter Mondale

Walter Mondale

Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (January 5, 1928 – April 19, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 42nd vice president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter. A U.S. senator from Minnesota from 1964 to 1976, he was the Democratic Party's nominee in the 1984 presidential election, but lost to incumbent Ronald Reagan in an Electoral College and popular vote landslide. Reagan won 49 states while Mondale carried his home state of Minnesota and the District of Columbia. His vice presidential nominee, U.S. Representative Geraldine Ferraro from New York, was the first female vice-presidential nominee of any major party in U.S. history. Mondale was born in Ceylon, Minnesota, and graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1951 after attending Macalester College. He then served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War before earning a law degree in 1956. He married Joan Adams in 1955. Working as a lawyer in Minneapolis, Mondale was appointed Minnesota Attorney General in 1960 by Governor Orville Freeman and was elected to a full term as attorney general in 1962 with 60% of the vote. He was appointed to the U.S. Senate by Governor Karl Rolvaag upon the resignation of Senator Hubert Humphrey following Humphrey's election as vice president in 1964. Mondale was elected to a full Senate term in 1966 and reelected in 1972, resigning in 1976 as he prepared to succeed to the vice presidency in 1977. While in the Senate, he supported consumer protection, fair housing, tax reform and the desegregation of schools; he served on the Church Committee.

Personal information

Birthday

1928-01-05

Birth Place

Ceylon, Minnesota, USA

Movies and TV shows :

43/84: 1984

43/84: 1984

1984

10.0

Movie
A Decade of Struggle

A Decade of Struggle

1980

0.0

Movie
Al Franken: God Spoke

Al Franken: God Spoke

2006

7.0

Movie
Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team

Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team

2002

8.8

Movie
poster

First Ladies

2020

5.3

TV
Geraldine Ferraro: Paving The Way

Geraldine Ferraro: Paving The Way

2013

7.0

Movie
How to Win the TV Debate

How to Win the TV Debate

2010

0.0

Movie
President in Waiting

President in Waiting

2020

7.0

Movie
The Front Runner

The Front Runner

2018

5.9

Movie
poster

The Howard Stern Show

1990

0.0

TV
The Inauguration of Jimmy Carter

The Inauguration of Jimmy Carter

1977

0.0

Movie
The Inauguration of Ronald Reagan

The Inauguration of Ronald Reagan

1981

0.0

Movie
poster

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

5.1

TV
The Secret File on J. Edgar Hoover

The Secret File on J. Edgar Hoover

1993

0.0

Movie
Tyranny of the Status Quo: Politicians

Tyranny of the Status Quo: Politicians

1984

0.0

Movie