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CONFIRMED: Former Vice President Walter Mondale, widely credited for elevating the role of vice president and known for his work on foreign affairs and the environment, died today at age 93. A family statement:

MONDALE will be remembered for many things: Humphrey’s successor in the Senate; worked with Carter to revamp and elevate the office of thr Vice President — he was the first to have a West Wing office. (More)

Mondale also elevated women in American politics by selecting Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate making her the first woman on a major-party ticket. But they won just 13 electoral votes — from his native Minnesota and DC — in the historic 1984 Reagan landslide.

In 2015, Mondale and then-Vice President @JoeBiden sat for an hour-long discussion about the history of the vice presidency. Mondale discussed its elevation and credited Biden for taking the role to new heights. Here it is courtesy of — who else? — @cspan: c-span.org/video/?328827-…

INBOX: @SenTinaSmith on the passing of #WalterMondale:

INBOX: Sen. @amyklobuchar on the passing of the former Vice President. (Updated/corrected)

JUST IN: Former President Jimmy Carter on the death of #WalterMondale. He calls his running mate, “the best vice president in our country’s history.” Statement via the @CarterCenter:

The @WHCOS, @RonaldKlain, also a former vice presidential chief of staff, on Mondale’s vice presidential legacy:

https://twitter.com/whcos/status/1384323643174424578

“WELL, MY TIME HAS COME.” Here’s the email Walter Mondale sent 300+ staffers and associates over the weekend. He noted how he looked forward to seeing his late wife, Joan, and late daughter, Eleanor. “Never has a public servant had a better group of people working at their side!”

Former president @BarackObama on Mondale, noting how he helped elevate the role of VP:

https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1384328303239106568

INBOX: @VP Harris on the death of #WalterMondale:

INBOX: In his statement, @POTUS Biden recalls how Walter Mondale wrote him a memo about how to be Vice President: “It was Walter Mondale who defined the vice presidency as a full partnership, and helped provide a model for my service.”

WATCH: Our report on the death of Walter Mondale, as it aired Monday night on CBSN. More later on @CBSThisMorning: cbsnews.com/live/video/202…

@CBSThisMorning JUST IN: @POTUS Biden orders U.S. flags to fly at half-staff at the White House, all public buildings and overseas on the day of Walter Mondale's burial.