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| Added Oct. 31 The Walter Mondale File Gannett News Service
Age: 74. Born: Jan. 5, 1928, in Ceylon, Minn. Education: Bachelor's degree from University of Minnesota, 1951; law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School, 1956. Religion: Methodist. Family: Married to Joan Adams, three children. Career experience: Corporal, U.S. Army, 1951-53; private law practice in Minneapolis, 1956-60; Minnesota state attorney general, 1960-64; member, U.S. Senate, 1964-76; vice president of the United States, 1977-81; private law practice in Minneapolis, 1981-84; Democratic nominee for U.S. president, lost to Republican Ronald Reagan, 1984; partner with Dorsey & Whitney law firm in Minneapolis, 1987-92 and 1996 to present; U.S. ambassador to Japan, 1993-96. Nonprofit boards: Director, Council of Foreign Relations; chairman, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs; co-chairman, Education to Action Project on Campaign Finance Reform; director, Guthrie Theatre Foundation; member, Japan Society, Mayo Foundation, Minnesota Public Radio, University of Minnesota Foundation. Corporate boards: Member, BlackRock Funds, Northwest Airlines, UnitedHealth Group, Encyclopaedia Britannica. Books: "The Accountability of Power: Toward a Responsible Presidency," (David McKay Co.), 1976. Source: GNS research |
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Walter Frederick Mondale.