Mondale
Americannoun
noun
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When Vice President Walter Mondale visited in 1979, he quipped that he heard “two Chinese classics, ‘Jingle Bells’ and ‘Do Re Mi.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
He went on to win against former Vice President Walter Mondale in a landslide.
From Salon ● May 7, 2026
Since Walter Mondale, vice presidents have come to view their role as that of top adviser to the president—senior troubleshooter, constant surrogate, head of a few special “portfolios.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Walter Mondale, who served as Carter's vice-president, had intended to give the eulogy for his former boss, but he died in 2021.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2024
Dan Rather scored 10.46 — which translates to an almost perfectly neutral expression — when he talked about Mondale, and 10.37 when he talked about Reagan.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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