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Apr 20, 2021, 9 tweets

#BREAKING: Walter Mondale, who rose from small-town Minnesota to become Democratic nominee for president, dies at 93. strib.mn/32rf3tn

Mondale, best known as Jimmy Carter’s vice president and Ronald Reagan’s challenger in 1984, also served as Minnesota attorney general and U.S. senator. strib.mn/32rf3tn

He grew up in Elmore, Minnesota, near the Iowa border, and got his start in politics knocking on doors for Hubert Humphrey while a student at Macalester College. strib.mn/32rf3tn

Mondale was at the forefront of national politics during an era he would later call “a high tide of American liberalism.” strib.mn/32rf3tn

In the 1984 presidential election, Reagan carried 49 states. Mondale won only Minnesota and the District of Columbia. strib.mn/32rf3tn

After that loss, Mondale went back to practicing law. He and his wife, Joan, soon settled back in the Twin Cities. He served for three years as U.S. ambassador to Japan. strib.mn/32rf3tn

Watch: Walter Mondale in his own words. “I believed in our values of trust and honesty, and decency, and I tried my best.” strib.mn/3uYAEW0

Photos: From Elmore, Minnesota, to Washington, D.C., the life of Walter Mondale. strib.mn/3v7wcnV

Even as he entered his 90s, Walter Mondale's influence was felt throughout Minnesota. Read our magazine profile from 2019. strib.mn/3aoUWQQ

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