Presidential candidate Walter Mondale meets with Sen. Gary Hart during Democratic Convention
San Francisco: Newly nominated presidential candidate Walter Mondale meets with Sen. Gary Hart in Mondale's hotel suite 7/19/1984 (UPI Photo/Tom Harm)
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