OVERVIEW:

BORN:
January 5, 1928,
Ceylon, Minnesota

DIED:
April 19, 2021 (Age 93),
Minneapolis Minnesota 

EDUCATION:
Macalester College
University of Minnesota (1951)
University of Minnesota Law School (1956)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
U.S. Army  (1951-1953)
Admitted to Minnesota Bar (1956)
Minnesota Attorney General (1960-1964)
President’s Consumer Advisory Council (1960-1964)
U.S. Senator from Minnesota (1964-1976)
U.S. Vice President (1977-1981)
Democratic Nominees for President (1984)
Ambassador to Japan (1993-1996)
Special Envoy to Indonesia (1998)
Candidate for U.S.  Senate (2002)

PORTRAIT:

RESOURCES:

Mondale Collection (MN Historical Society)
Papers (MN Historical Society)
Oral History (Wisconsin Historical Society)
Dole Institute Oral History (Video, Transcript)
Kennedy Institute Oral History 
Senate Leader’s Lecture (9/4/2002)

U.S. Senate
Minnesota Historical Society
Biographical Directory of Congress
Miller Center
Wikipedia

1984 ELECTION:

REPUBLICANS:
RONALD REAGAN (PRESIDENT)
GEORGE H.W. BUSH (PRESIDENT)
Electoral Vote: 525 (97.6%)
Popular Vote: 54,445,075 (58.8%)

DEMOCRATS:
WALTER MONDALE (PRESIDENT)
GERALDINE FERRARO (VICE PRESIDENT)
Electoral Vote: 13 (2.4%)
Popular Vote: 37,577,185 (40.6%)

MEDIA COVERAGE:

Vice President Selection, 7/15/1976 (NYT)