Walter Mondale

Walter Mondale
42nd Vice President of the United States
In office January 20, 1977 – January 20, 1981
President	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Nelson Rockefeller
Succeeded by	George H. W. Bush
United States Senator from Minnesota
In office December 30, 1964 – December 30, 1976
Preceded by	Hubert Humphrey
Succeeded by	Wendell Anderson
24th United States Ambassador to Japan
In office September 21, 1993 – December 15, 1996
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Michael Armacost
Succeeded by	Tom Foley
23rd Attorney General of Minnesota
In office 1960–1964
Governor	Orville Freeman Elmer L. Andersen Karl Rolvaag
Preceded by	Miles W. Lord
Succeeded by	Robert W. Mattson, Sr.
Personal details
Born	Walter Frederick Mondale (1928-01-05)January 5, 1928 Ceylon, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	April 19, 2021(2021-04-19) (aged 93) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Joan Mondale ​ ​ (m. 1955; died 2014)​
Relations	Lester Mondale
Children	Ted Eleanor William
Education	Macalester College University of Minnesota
Signature
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1951–1953
Rank	Corporal
Unit	3rd Armored Division Artillery
Walter Mondale speaking at the second presidential debate of the 1984 presidential election Recorded October 21, 1984

Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (January 5, 1928 – April 19, 2021) was an American politician and lawyer. He was the 42nd vice president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 under Jimmy Carter. Before becoming vice president, he was a United States senator from Minnesota from 1964 to 1976. He was also the attorney general of Minnesota from 1960 to 1964 and the 24th U.S. ambassador to Japan from 1993 to 1996 under Bill Clinton.

Mondale was the Democratic Party nominee for president in 1984. His vice presidential nominee, Geraldine Ferraro, was the first woman to be nominated. He only got a majority of votes in Minnesota and Washington, D.C. He lost to President Ronald Reagan in the other 49 states.

Mondale was the first vice president to have an office. He made the role of vice President more important than it once was, by having weekly meetings with President Carter.

Mondale died on April 19, 2021, in his sleep at his Minneapolis home at the age of 93. The cause of death was natural causes.

Other websites

• Congressional biography
• Senate Leaders Lecture Series Address
• Minnesota Public Radio: Coleman, Mondale debate on eve of election (November 4, 2002) — featuring audio of the 2002 debate
• Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs: The Mondale Lectures on Public Service Archived 2006-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
• Great Norwegians
• Two Views from Pennsylvania Avenue Archived 2006-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
• List of New York Times articles on Mondale
• Senator Mondale transfers money from NASA to social programs using political maneuvers
• AmericanHeritage.com / Lost in Space What Went Wrong with NASA? Archived 2009-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
• Walter F. Mondale: An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Society Archived 2009-01-20 at the Wayback Machine