#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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