Walter Mondale, Ex-Vice President and Champion of Liberal Politics, Dies at 93

Walter Mondale, Ex-Vice President and Champion of Liberal Politics, Dies at 93

Under Jimmy Carter, he was the first V.P. to serve as a genuine partner of a president. His own run for the top position ended in a crushing defeat.

Walter F. Mondale in 1983. “My whole life, I worked on the idea that government can be an instrument for social progress,” he said in 2010. “We need that progress. Fairness requires it.”Credit...George Tames/The New York Times

Jimmy Carter on Walter Mondale: ‘A Model for Public Service’

The 42nd vice president, who died Monday at 93, was recalled for his collaborative role in the Carter administration and his liberal advocacy.