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Mondale
[mon-deyl]
noun
Walter Frederick Fritz, 1928–2021, U.S. politician: senator 1965–77; vice president 1977–81.
Mondale
/ ˈmɒnˌdeɪl /
noun
Walter ( Frederick ). born 1928, US Democratic politician; vice president of the US (1977–81)
Example Sentences
Walter Mondale, Michael Dukakis, Al Gore and John Kerry were embraced and then, after leading their party to disappointing defeat, cast off like so many wads of wet tissue.
We’re not talking here about thinking that Mitt Romney’s views on marginal tax rates were incrementally better than Barack Obama’s, or, alternatively, that Ronald Reagan’s vigilance toward the Soviet Union was a better bet than Walter Mondale’s more dovish approach.
Walter Mondale, who served as Carter's vice-president, had intended to give the eulogy for his former boss, but he died in 2021.
Mondale's son plans to read the eulogy at the funeral, according to the New York Times.
Carter, running on a ticket with Walter F. Mondale for his vice president, eked out a victory with one of the narrower margins in U.S. presidential history, winning 50.1% to 48% of the popular vote and 297 electoral votes, 27 more than needed.
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