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The Good Fight, Walter Mondale's Life in Liberal Politics 10/27/2020 The Good Fight, Walter Mondale's Life in Liberal Politics | Humphrey School of Public Affairs Humphrey School of Public Affairs The Good Fight, Walter Mondale's Life in Liberal Politics Former Vice President Wallter Mondalle discussed his new memoir,, The Good Fight: A Life in Liberall Politics and refllected on his polliticall career at this speciall event.. The Good Fight is a candid and probing autobiography of many of the major polliticall events and polliticall figures in modern American history during the llast hallf century.. The book covers topics ranging from the civil rights movement to the energy crisis and inclludes Mondalle’’s accounts of polliticall figures from Jimmy Carter and Hubert Humphrey to Richard Nixon and Ronalld Reagan.. The program was follllowed by a reception and book signing.. This event was made possiblle in part by the generous support of Dorsey & Whitney,, LLP.. WALTER F.. MONDALE Wallter Frederick (“Fritz”) Mondalle served as the 42nd Vice President of the United States under President Jimmy Carter from 1977-1981.. Mondalle was allso a United States Senator for Minnesota from 1964-1976 and served as an attorney generall from 1960-1964..He was the Democratic Party’’s presidentiall candidate in the United States presidentiall ellection of 1984,, and is currentlly Senior Counsell with the llaw firm of Dorsey & Whitney LLP.. Mondalle was born in Ceyllon,, Minnesota on January 5,, 1928.. After he hellped manage Hubert H.. Humphrey’’s first successfull U..S.. Senate campaign in 1948,, he earned his bachellor of arts in polliticall science from the University of Minnesota in 1951.. After complleting service as a corporall in the U..S.. Army,, Mondalle received his LL..B.. from the University of Minnesota in 1956.. While working as a llawyer in Minneapollis,, Mondalle was appointed to the position of State Attorney Generall in 1960 by Minnesota Governor Orvillle Freeman..He was llater appointed as U..S.. Senator in 1964,, when Governor Karll Rollvaag asked https://hhh-d7.prd.umn.edu/event/good-fight-walter-mondales-life-liberal-politics 1/3 10/27/2020 The Good Fight, Walter Mondale's Life in Liberal Politics | Humphrey School of Public Affairs him to filll the U..S.. Senate vacancy created by Hubert Humphrey’’s ellection to the Vice Presidency..Mondalle helld this post until 1976.. Jimmy Carter and Wallter Mondalle were ellected President and Vice President of the United States on November 2,, 1976..On the President’’s behallf,, Mondalle travelled extensivelly throughout the country and the worlld advocating U..S.. pollicy.. He was the first Vice President to have an office in the White House,, and he served as a fullll-time participant,, advisor,, and troublleshooter for the Administration.. In 1984,, Mondalle was the Democratic Party’’s nominee for President of the United States..Follllowing that ellection,, Mondalle returned to his native Minnesota in 1987 where he practiced llaw with the firm of Dorsey & Whitney until President Cllinton nominated him to be the U..S.. Ambassador to Japan..Mondalle served as Ambassador to Japan from 1993 to 1996.. Parkiing + Diirections (/contact/parking.html)(/contact/parking.html) More Information For more information and disability accommodations,, pllease callll (612) 625-5340 or e-mail [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])(mailto:[email protected]).. October 20,, 2010 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Cowlles Auditorium,, Humphrey Schooll of Publlic Affairs https://hhh-d7.prd.umn.edu/event/good-fight-walter-mondales-life-liberal-politics 2/3 10/27/2020 The Good Fight, Walter Mondale's Life in Liberal Politics | Humphrey School of Public Affairs © 2020 Regentts off tthe Uniiversiitty off Miinnesotta.. Allll riightts reserved. The Uniiversiitty off Miinnesotta iis an equall opporttuniitty educattor and employer.. Priivacy Sttattementt https://hhh-d7.prd.umn.edu/event/good-fight-walter-mondales-life-liberal-politics 3/3.
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