walter mondale's life, from cnn's wolf blitzer. >>> walter mondale was a politician, who always managed to remain minnesota nice. known all his life as fritz, walter frederick born in southern minnesota, in 1928. the son of a methodist minister and a music teacher. >> they taught me to work hard. to care for others. to love our country. and to cherish our faith. >> from the beginning, walter mondale was a steadfast supporter of social justice. by the time he graduated from the university of minnesota law school, he was deeply involved in the democratic farmer labor party, minnesota's own wing of the democratic party. as a dfl liberal and a disciple of senator hubert humphrey, mondale was appointed minnesota's attorney general. to fill the vacancy left. in 1976, jimmy carter pulled him from the senate to be his vice presidential running mate when carter and mondale lost the election in 1980, mondale was down, but not out. >> the nominee of the democratic party, walter mondale! >>> four years later, he won the democratic presidential nomination and made history. picking the first woman, ever, to run on a presidential ticket. former-new york congresswoman, ger

. >> brangham: walter frederick "fritz" mondale was born in ceylon, minnesota in 1928.started early in politics, a 20 year old working on the senate campaign of fellow minnesotan hubert humphrey. after college, mondale spent two years in the army before heading to law school. and, by the age of 32, he was named attorney general of minnesota. he stepped on to the national stage when then-senator humphrey won the vice presidency in 1964. mondale was tapped to fill humphrey's senate seat, and then elected to a full term two years later. once in washington, he championed the fair housing and civil rights acts. >> while it was partisan, we had our debates and all that, there was an underlying sense of civility. >> brangham: then, in 1976, jimmy carter made the now- seasoned senator his running mate on the democratic presidential ticket. the outsider carter relied on mondale as his guide to washington's political workings, and mondale expanded the traditional role of vice president from figurehead to partner. the two men looked back on the relationship, in a 2015 tribute. >>

the clerk: senate resolution 1710, relating to the death of walter frederick mondale, former vice president of the united states. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of h. con. res. 30 which was received from the house and is at the-esque did. -- desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: providing for a joint session of congress to receive a message from the president. officer without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the concurrent resolution be agreed to and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: mr. presid