Walter 'Fritz' Mondale dies at 93: a look back

President Jimmy Carter (L) hugs composer-conductor honoree Leonard Bernstein in an event for Kennedy Center honorees in the East Room of the White House on December 7, 1980. Walter Mondale and his wife, Joan Mondale, look on from the right. UPI File Photo

Mondale makes his presidential nomination acceptance speech to the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco on July 19, 1984. Photo by Don Rypka/UPI

Sen. Edward Kennedy (L) meets with Mondale after Mondale won the Democratic nomination for president in San Francisco on July 19, 1984. UPI File Photo

Mondale checks the podium before the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco on July 19, 1984. UPI File Photo

Mondale (L) and Rep. Geraldine Ferraro wave to fellow Democrats after they were nominated as the party's presidential ticket in San Francisco on July 19, 1984. Ferraro was the first woman on a major party ticket. UPI File Photo

Mondale gets ready for a presidential debate with President Ronald Reagan in Louisville, Ky., on October 10, 1984. UPI File Photo

Mondale addresses supporters while he awaits the results of his bid for the U.S. Senate in St. Paul, Minn., on Nov. 5, 2002. Republican Norm Coleman beat Mondale for the seat, sending the Democratic elder back into political retirement. Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/UPI

The Mondales wave to supporters as they await results of the 2002 Senate election in Saint Paul, Minn., on November 5, 2002. Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/UPI

Mondale shakes hands with a member of the crowd while awaiting the 2002 election results. Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/UPI

Mondale visits with delegates from Minnesota on the floor of the Fleet Center during the Democratic National Convention in Boston on July 28, 2004. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Mondale arrives for a state dinner in honor of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife, Akie Abe, at the White House on April 28, 2015. Mondale served as U.S. ambassador to Japan in the Clinton administration. Pool Photo by Olivier Douliery/UPI