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20 Apr, 4 tweets, 2 min read
BREAKING: Former VP Walter Mondale has died at age 93, a former aide and close family friend tells @NBCNews.
Fmr. President Carter on the passing of Walter Mondale: "Today I mourn the passing of my dear friend Walter Mondale, who I consider the best vice president in our country’s history."
Former VP Walter Mondale, trusted adviser to fmr. President Carter and a former presidential nominee, has died at age 93, a close family friend says. nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
President Biden: "He not only created a path for himself, he helped others do the same. Walter Mondale was the first presidential nominee of either party to select a woman as his running mate, and I know how pleased he was to be able to see Kamala Harris become Vice President."

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