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Mondale speaks at a Students for Obama rally at the University of Minnesota. AP
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Walter Mondale, the former vice president under Jimmy Carter who ran for president himself against Ronald Reagan in 1984, died today at his home in Minneapolis. He was 93. Evening Standard/Getty Images
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Former US vice president Joe Biden, right, shakes hands with Mondale during an event to honour him at George Washington University. AFP/Getty Images
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Mondale walks outside the US Senate chamber in the Capitol. AFP/Getty Images
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Former US president Jimmy Carter gives a speech as then-vice president Mondale looks on. AFP
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Mondale joins Hillary Clinton on stage during an event at Augsburg College in Minneapolis, Minnesota. AFP
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Mondale speaks at a 1984 Democratic fundraising dinner in New York. AP
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Mondale delivers a presidential campaign address at Victory Hall in Cudahy, Wisconsin. AP
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Mondale, left, sits onstage with former president Jimmy Carter during Mondale's 90th birthday celebration at the McNamara Alumni Centre at the University of Minnesota. Star Tribune via AP
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Former president Jimmy Carter, right, joins Mondale at an event hosted by the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. Reuters
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Mondale stands at the podium with his wife Joan as he concedes Senate race to Republican Norm Coleman in 2002. Reuters
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Mondale, left, shares a laugh with Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry during a campaign rally in St Paul, Minnesota in 2004. Reuters
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Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale at the Democratic National Convention at Madison Square Garden in New York City, July 15, 1976. Library of Congress/Warren K Leffler/Handout/File Photo via Reuters
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Mondale and running mate Geraldine Ferraro leave a rally in Portland, Oregon in 1984. AP
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Mondale smiles with his wife, Joan, in the Minnesota delegation during the Democratic National Convention in Boston. AP
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Mondale speaks at a Students for Obama rally at the University of Minnesota. AP
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Walter Mondale, the former vice president under Jimmy Carter who ran for president himself against Ronald Reagan in 1984, died today at his home in Minneapolis. He was 93. Evening Standard/Getty Images
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Former US vice president Joe Biden, right, shakes hands with Mondale during an event to honour him at George Washington University. AFP/Getty Images
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Mondale walks outside the US Senate chamber in the Capitol. AFP/Getty Images
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Former US president Jimmy Carter gives a speech as then-vice president Mondale looks on. AFP
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Mondale joins Hillary Clinton on stage during an event at Augsburg College in Minneapolis, Minnesota. AFP
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Mondale speaks at a 1984 Democratic fundraising dinner in New York. AP
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Mondale delivers a presidential campaign address at Victory Hall in Cudahy, Wisconsin. AP
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Mondale, left, sits onstage with former president Jimmy Carter during Mondale's 90th birthday celebration at the McNamara Alumni Centre at the University of Minnesota. Star Tribune via AP
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Former president Jimmy Carter, right, joins Mondale at an event hosted by the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. Reuters
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Mondale stands at the podium with his wife Joan as he concedes Senate race to Republican Norm Coleman in 2002. Reuters
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Mondale, left, shares a laugh with Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry during a campaign rally in St Paul, Minnesota in 2004. Reuters
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Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale at the Democratic National Convention at Madison Square Garden in New York City, July 15, 1976. Library of Congress/Warren K Leffler/Handout/File Photo via Reuters
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Mondale and running mate Geraldine Ferraro leave a rally in Portland, Oregon in 1984. AP
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Mondale smiles with his wife, Joan, in the Minnesota delegation during the Democratic National Convention in Boston. AP
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Mondale speaks at a Students for Obama rally at the University of Minnesota. AP
Walter Mondale, former US vice president under Jimmy Carter, dies at 93
He was the first major US party presidential nominee to pick a female running mate
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