Walter Mondale Autographs
Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (January 5, 1928 – April 19, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 42nd vice president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter. A U.S. senator from Minnesota from 1964 to 1976, he was the Democratic Party's nominee in the 1984 presidential election, but lost to incumbent Ronald Reagan in an Electoral College and popular vote 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. Working as a lawyer in Minneapolis, Mondale was appointed Minnesota Attorney General in 1960 by Governor Orville Freeman and was elected to a full term as attorney general in 1962 with 60% of the vote. He was appointed to the U.S. Senate by Governor Karl Rolvaag upon the resignation of Senator Hubert Humphrey following Humphrey's election as vice president in 1964. Mondale was elected to a full Senate term in 1966 and reelected in 1972, resigning in 1976 as he prepared to succeed to the vice presidency in 1977. While in the Senate, he supported consumer protection, fair housing, tax reform and the desegregation of schools; he served on the Church Committee.
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 running mate Bob Dole. The economy worsened during Carter and Mondale's time in office, and they lost the 1980 election to Republicans Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. In 1984, Mondale won the Democratic presidential nomination and campaigned for a nuclear freeze, the Equal Rights Amendment, an increase in taxes, and a reduction of U.S. public debt. His vice presidential nominee, U.S. Representative Geraldine Ferraro from New York, was the first female vice-presidential nominee of any major party in U.S. history. Mondale and Ferraro lost the election to the incumbents Reagan and Bush, with Reagan winning 49 states and Mondale carrying only his home state of Minnesota and the District of Columbia.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Walter Mondale (President Jimmy Carter & Walter Mondale * JSA * Dual Signed Baseball Autograph) was sold in April 2025 for $900.00 while the cheapest item (Walter Mondale Autographed Index Card) found a new owner for $0.01 in August 2016. The month with the most items sold (26) was April 2021 with an average selling price of $25.52 for an autographed item of Walter Mondale. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2025 with $328.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was May 2010. In average, an autographed item from Walter Mondale is worth $14.99.
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Latest News about Walter Mondale
Bob Beckel, Liberal Operative Who Became a Fixture on Fox, Dies at 73 (02/24/2022): He ran Walter Mondale’s 1984 presidential campaign, and later became a curmudgeonly pundit on conservative TV. Walter Mondale hospitalized with influenza (03/09/2015): Former Vice President Walter Mondale, left, shown at Gov. Mark Dayton's inauguration in January with former Gov. Wendell Anderson. 
Walter Mondale released from Mayo Clinic after bout with flu (03/08/2015): Former Vice President Walter Mondale was doing well after being released Saturday morning from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, where he was being treated for flu and cold symptoms, said hospital spokeswoman Kelley Luckstein. Walter Mondale released from hospital (03/07/2015): Former Vice President Walter Mondale was released from the Mayo Clinic on Saturday after being admitted with influenza, hospital spokeswoman Kelley Luckstein said. Former Vice President Walter Mondale hospitalized with flu (03/07/2015): Former Vice President Walter Mondale is hospitalized with the flu but says he's doing well.
Older News Stories about Walter Mondale
Day in History: Walter Mondale elected to Mayo Foundation Board (11/2014): 1989 – 25 years ago Walter Mondale stands by contentious civil rights deal from '64 (08/2014): Compromise defused standoff but irked civil rights activists. Walter Mondale backs decision to pay a woman less (04/2014): Defense came during testimony in civil lawsuit against Norway. Former Vice President Walter Mondale Undergoes Heart Surgery (02/2014): Former Vice President Walter Mondale was recovering from heart surgery Thursday, about week after his wife of 58 years passed away.Mondale, 86, underwent an unspecified procedure at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., his family said in a brief statement that called the surgery "successful. NYT reporter Scott Shane and Walter Mondale speak on counter-terrorism, drones, (04/2013): New York Times national security correspondent Scott Shane and former Vice President Walter Mondale discuss torture, drones, secrecy and the accountability of power in a democracy. The event was held April 23, 2013 at the University of Minnesota Humphrey School. Walter Mondale on congressional disfunction--and how to fix it (01/2013): Former U.S. Senator and Vice President Walter Mondale discusses the need for reform in the Senate, and why he thinks congressional paralysis is such a crisis for the country. Bradley Cooper Says Social Media Will Determine Election 2012, Stumps For Walter (11/2012): Bradley Cooper thinks social media will greatly influence the outcome of Election 2012, but his money is still on Walter Mondale. Walter Mondale on the role of the vice president (10/2012): Former Vice President Walter Mondale had a different, and more elevated, role as vice president than did all of his predecessors. In a 2002 speech, he talks about the challenges of serving in the number two role. It was part of "50 Years: The Mondale Lectures on Public Service."
