After coming back from war, he got himself enrolled in a popular law school named the University of Minnesota Law School. He acquired a degree in law. Soon enough he started his practice as a law practitioner. He got his first job as a lawyer in the city of Minneapolis itself. He continued his career as a law practitioner for half a decade or so until he wanted to move his career to the field of politics. During the period when he was a law practitioner, he also used to take part and manage several rallies and political campaigns. Henceforth it was not much difficult for him to get a chance in the field of politics. Being such a prominent lawyer of Minnesota, he earned the position of the chief legal advisor of Minnesota. He was assigned the post in 1960. He served as the Chief Legal Advisor for a period of four years or so that is until 1964. The main reason for him resigning from the post was because he was elected as a member of the senate in that very year. Being impressed with his works and his skills as a member of the Senate he was being re-elected not once but twice. In other words, we can say that he served in the position of member of the Senate for a span of 12years.
Childhood and Education
Born on the 5th of January, 1928 in the beautiful city of Ceylon which is in Minnesota was none other than Walter Frederick “Fritz Mondale, or as we may know him, Walter Mondale. He was born in a family of blue-collar workers, where his father named Theodore Mondale was by profession a Methodist Clergyman and his mother was a part-time music teacher in a local school. Talking about his schooling years, for his elementary studies, he was enrolled in a public school. But not much is known about his middle school as well as high school. But later he attended Macalester College. After completing his college years he enrolled himself in the popular University named the University of Minnesota. He earned his degree of Bachelors of Arts in the field of Political Science in 1951. During the years of his college, a new party was emerging which was titled Democratic-Farmer-Labor or in short DFL party. Being in college, he was involved in many political rallies and also managed some political activities of that party. After some time that is in 1948, he became a major part of the electoral campaign of the popular part named Hubert Humphrey. With all the efforts of the party members as well as of the major leaders who helped in the electoral campaign the party had its first successful senate. With being part of different campaigns he graduated with flying colors in 1956 earning a degree in law. Having great scores and experience within no time, Mondale got admitted to the Minnesota State Bar. Subsequently, he also became a law practitioner of the state of Minneapolis.
Career
Soon after earning his graduate degree, he got a job as a law practitioner. He served there for a period of four years. Other than that he was a major part of many political campaigns. He worked as the campaign manager of the popular party that was of Orville Freeman’s. At that time Orville Freeman was having his re-elections for the gubernatorial. The campaign lasted for a couple of years that is from 1956 continuing till 1958. Other than being a campaign manager he was a great law practitioner as well. After a couple, that is in 1960, he earned the position of being the Chief Law Practitioner of Minnesota. He was offered the post after the resignation of Miles Lord. Since he was always a major part of many rallies, he earned the hearts of the people as well. Within a couple of years of him earning the post, that is in 1962, he was declared the winner of the election for the office. He served as a member for a period of two years that is until 1964. Not only is his post limited here but continues. Simultaneous, to his post as an attorney general as well as the member of the office he was also appointed as one of the main members of the Consumer Advisory Council under the President After serving for a period of four years in the post of attorney general, he was offered the post of being a member of the Senate in order to fill up the vacancy of the ex-member named Hubert Humphrey. The post of Hubert Humphrey went vacant due to his upcoming election for the post of vice president. After some time, in the month of December in that very year that is in 1964, he got the offer of appointment for the United States Senate. After a couple of years, that is in 1966, he again took part in the election. Even in that election he was declared the winner and got re-elected as a member of the senate in 1972. He served as a member of the Senate for not one or two but seven successive Congress sessions that are until 1976. Throughout his tenure as well as his serving period in the Senate he was appointed for many different posts for instance he was assigned the post of Finance Minister. Other than that he was also assigned the post of the member of the Budget Committees as well as the committee on Labour and Public Welfare. Being such a great politician as well as a senior member of the Senate, he was appointed as the chairperson for not one but two committees namely the Committee that was made for Equal Education Opportunity as well as the committee that was set up under the name of Intelligence Committee’s Domestic Task Force. In that very year that is in 1976, he was given the ticket of the Vice President election under the democratic rule of Jimmy Carter. Having a high profile and high respect in the Senate he earned the post of Vice President. After being assigned the post of Vice President, he also served as the general adviser and emissary for the person who was at the place of the president at that time. Other than that he had the office of the Vice President at the White House. After serving for a period of four years, the duo that combined the president and the vice president that is Carter and Mondale was defeated in the re-election that was held in 1980. They were defeated by another duo who were the Republican Pair of America that is Ronald Reagan and George Bush In 1980, the Carter-Mondale duo was defeated for re-election by the. After some time that is after around four years or so which was in 1984, Mondale got the ticket for the Democratic Presidential Nomination but was again defeated by the Republican nominee that is Ronal Reagan. Being defeated back to back for two years he came back to his native place that is Minnesota. He returned there in 1987. Returning to his native place he started his old profession of being a law practitioner. He was chosen by the esteemed law firm named Dorsey and Whitney. As it is said that your passion will not leave you, the same happened with Mondale. Being passionate about politics, in his native land, he joined the Democratic Party which belonged to the state as an advisor. Apart from that, he was chosen to be one of the major members of the Board of Directors for not one but many non-profit organizations namely the Guthrie Theatre Foundation, Mayo Foundation. Other than that he was also one of the major members of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, RAND Corporation as well as for the University of Minnesota Foundation. After some time, that is in 1993, being impressed with his work as a law practitioner and seeing his passion for the field of politics, he was appointed as the Ambassador of the United States to Japan. He was assigned the post by the then President named Bill Clinton. He served in the position of Ambassador for a period of three years that is until 1996. After completing his service he returned to his native land that is Minnesota. Returning to them he again started practicing law and resumed his job at the esteemed law firm that he used to work earlier with.
Major Work
Being one of the important members of the United States Senator, he staunchly supported the Act which was bought up for voting rights that is the Voting Rights Act in 1965. Other than that he also played a key role in making the adaptation of the amendment that was through the Open Housing Act which was bought up in 1968. Under that act, the legislative civil right of the decade was capped off. After being assigned the post of Vice President he went from country to country so that he can help in suggesting changes in the Uniter States Policies. During his tenure as the Vice President, he went was made the in-charge of a total of 13 foreign assignments which included the delicate missions to Europe, the Middle East, Africa as well as the Far East.
Net Worth
Not only was he one of the most prominent members of the Senate but also earned the position of being the Vice- President under the Democratic government of Jimmy Carter. Other than being a passionate politician he was also one of the most notable people in the field of law. He made most of his earnings with his public-serving nature in the field of politics. Not only that but he will also be remembered as one of the prominent people for teaching and practicing law that so much efficiency. With all this, the net worth of Walter Mondale is somewhere estimated to be $20million.
Personal Life and Death
I would say that unlike many other celebrities the personal life of Walter Mondale is not much complicated. He met his first love on a blind date whose name is Joan Adams who by profession was an artist. Soon enough the couple tied the knot in the month of December in 1955. Shortly the couple became parents of three children namely Theodore Adams, Eleanor Jane, and William Hall. But as fate may happen Mondale lost his love in 2014. Prior to that, the couple had already lost their daughter Eleanor to brain cancer in the horrible year of 2011. After a few years of losing his wife, the then Vice President of the United States and one of the most prominent law practitioners of America expired on the 19th of April in 2021. According to the doctors, his death was completely natural and was because of his old age. Till the time of his death, he was considered as the Oldest Vice President Alive. At the time of his death, he was paid a tribute by President Biden, who regarded Mondale as one of his dearest friends as well as his mentor. He also explained that Mondale had a large impact on his life, making him furthermore stronger.
