Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (born January 5, 1928) is an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer who served as the 42nd Vice President of the United States from 1977 to 1981, and as a United States Senator from Minnesota (1964â€"76). He was the Democratic Party's presidential nominee in the United States presidential election of 1984, but lost to Ronald Reagan in a landslide.
Mondale was born in Ceylon, Minnesota, and graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1951 after attending Macalester College. He then served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War before earning a law degree in 1956. He married Joan Adams in 1955.
In 1976, Jimmy Carter, the Democratic presidential nominee, chose Mondale as his vice presidential running mate. The Carter/Mondale ticket defeated incumbent president Gerald Ford and his vice presidential running mate, Bob Dole.
After his defeat by Reagan, Mondale joined the Minnesota-based law firm of Dorsey & Whitney and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (1986â€"93). President Bill Clinton appointed Mondale United States Ambassador to Japan in 1993; he retired in 1996.
Net Worth:Walter Mondale Net Worth: $100 Million
Walter Mondale's Income / Salary:Per Year: $20 Million
Per Month: $2 Million
Per Week: $500,000
Per Day: | Per Hour: | Per Minute: | Per Second: |
$70,000 | $3,000 | $50 | $1.00 |
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