i'm walter mondale. [ cheers and applause ] you may have heard of me.know me. i grew up in the farm towns of southern minnesota. [ applause ] my dad was a preacher and my mom was awe music teacher. we never -- we never had a dime, but we were rich in the values that are important. and i've carried those values with me ever since. they taught me to work hard, to stand on my own, to play by the rules, to tell the truth, to obey the law, to care for others, to love our country and to cherish our faith. my story isn't unique. in the last few weeks, i have deepened my admiration for someone who shares those same values. her immigrant father loved our country, her widowed mother sacrificed her family and her own career is an american classic. doing your work, earning your way, paying your dues, rising on merit. my presidency will be about those values. [ applause ] my vice president will be geraldine ferraro. [ applause ] tonight we open a new door to the future. mr. reagan calls it tokenism. we call we call it america. every since i graduated from elmore hig

and carter became very impressed with walter mondale. and he thought mondale had the experience, the resources that carter needed. he was popular. he knew his way around the district of columbia. he was popular and congress. he was popular with the liberals. president carter, governor carter, took an inclusive approach to mondale and his campaign team. even during the campaign. in the 1976 presidential campaign governor carter, president ford, agreed to debate. they invented for the first time the idea, the institution of a vice presidential debate. which we've had in every presidential election since. except for 1980. in the vice presidential debate mondale was deemed to have done much better than senator bob dole. afterwards carter's campaign manager said that mondale added about 3% to carter's ticket. carter in his speeches, the closing few weeks of the campaign, almost invariably mentioned mondale as an asset. as a signal of the kind of decision-making he was capable of. and during the presidential transition, for the first time in hi

senator walter mondale died on april 19th at the age of 93.ing up on on c spn's america history tv, we'll look back at his life, starting with a 2015 conversation he had with former president jimmy carter. after that, mr. mon dale's 1984 democratic national convention speech when he ran for president against ronald reagan. >>> c-span is our unfiltered view of government. we're funded by these television companies and more, including comcast. >>> you think this is just a community center? no. it's way more than that. >> comcast is partnering with 1,000 community centers to establish lift zones so students can get what they need to be ready for anything. >>> comcast supports c-span as a public service, along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. >>> next, a 2015 conversation between walter mondale and former president jimmy carter, who served together in the white house from 1977 to 1981. this program was part of a tribute to the former vice president, hosted by the university of minnesota's humphrey sc

although he had original reservations about walter mondale, thought he was too liberal, was bothered by the fact mondale had pulled out early from the presidential race. when they met in early july, about eight days before the democratic convention, they hit it off. carter became very impressed with mondale, and he thought that mondale had the experience and the resources that carter needed. he was popular -- he knew his way around the district of columbia, he was popular in congress, he was popular with liberals, and president carter, governor carter, took an inclusive approach to mondale and his campaign team even during the campaign. in the 1976 presidential campaign, governor carter and president ford agreed to debate, and they invented for the first time the idea -- the institution of a vice presidential debate, which we've had in every presidential election since except for 1980. and in the vice presidential debate, mondale was deemed to have done much better than senator bob dole. afterwards, carter's campaign manager said mondale added about 3% to carter's ticket, and in his s

and carter became very impressed with walter mondale. and he thought mondale had the experience, the resources that carter needed. he was popular. he knew his way election since. except for 1980. in the vice presidential debate mondale was deemed to have done much better than senator bob dole. afterwards carter's campaign manager said that mondale added about 3% to carter's ticket. carter in his speeches, the closing few weeks of the campaign, almost invariably mentioned mondale as an asset. as a signal of the kind of decision-making he was capable of. and during the presidential transition, for the first time in history, carter involved mondale in the transition. he had involved him in a meeting with cabinet officers, in setting policy for the administration. so forth. he went out of his way to signal that mondale would be in a important part of the administration. well given he had picked a running mate who he was personally compatible with, given he added pick a running mate who he felt ideologically compatible with, given he picked so

. >> we continue our look back at the life of former vice president walter mondale who died recently. reran against incumbent president ronald reagan. here is her their second and debate held in kansas city, missouri, where they took questions on defense and foreign policy issues. the republican ticket of ronald reagan and george h.w. bush went on to defeat mr. mondale and his running mate, geraldine ferraro, in the general election. [ applause ] >> good evening.

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president, that uses that strength to get arms control, and draws a line in the heavens vote for walter mondale. >> we arrived at the point in the debate now where we call for closing statements. you have the full four minutes each of you. mr. mondale you go first. >> i want to thank the league of women voters, the citizens of kansas city president reagan for agreeing to the debate this evening. this evening we talked about national strength and i believe we need to be strong and i will keep a strong. i think that strength must also require wisdom, and smarts it's exercise. that is key to the strength of our nation. a president must know the essential facts, essential to command. but a president must also have a vision of where this nation should go. tonight as americans, you have a choice. and you are entitled to know where you would take this country when you decide to elect us. as president i will press for long term vigorous economic growth. that's why i want to get these debts down, and these interest rates down. restore america exports. and restore rural america and bring the jobs back he

. >>> next, a 2015 conversation between walter mondale and former president jimmy carter, who served together in the white house from 1977 to 1981. this program was part of a tribute to the former vice president, hosted by the university of minnesota's humphrey school of public affairs. moderating the conversation is richard moe. mr. mondale's former chief of staff. >> i'm humbled tonight by president carter's sprens with us, despite his personal health challenges. i was honored to be his vice president and to be with him at the center of most of his central decisions. we succeeded over our years together where many other presidential/vice presidential teams have been shattered. what held us together is a deep shared common bond committed to truth and decency. and i never doubted the president's commitment to those values and i don't doubt it today. we also succeeded because we always lived up to his promise to welcome -- lived up to his promise to welcome me into the center of his presidency and to protect the dignity of my presence. he always, always kept that promise. we succeeded

only way she ever lost which is when she ran for democratic chair after the 1984 debacle with walter mondale that we lost. and airhead as she is not about she lost that race anyway and she complained about it to the reporters and about the attacks and never made those complaints again so in the wake of that loss that she would use to this day and that is don't agonize, organize. so people would come to her and say i can't believe they are saying these things about you. it's taken thousands and thousands of dollars and millions in attacks waged. she doesn't usually respond. >> let's have instructions for folks that want to ask questions and i want to remind everybody we are with madame speaker and nancy pelosi and lessons of power including don't agonize, organize. also, no one ever gives you power, another one of her actions sponsored by the institute of politics. why don't we give questions on how to pose. >> you can go ahead and write to them at the q and a on the bottom and we will take written questions if you prefer to go on the program and ask your question live and you can also use th

kamala harris is walter mondale and the disasters they're producing are failing at home, economically, domestically and abroad. we got to stop it. we need to stand with israel, stand with our friend and i'm leading the fight to do that. i'm headed to israel shortly to stand with israel and ensure that they have what they need to defend themselves. >> sean: only one sentence. steve and joe can do it and not mess it up. when we come backs, more covid hypocrisy from the left as they continue to contradict themselves. it's never ending. a bomb shell report from devin nunes that is set to be released about the origins of the coronavirus. that, dr. nicole sapphire and a special message i have to barack obama. this is a red alert. israel is under attack. a state of emergency has been declared as families flee for their lives. the international fellowship of christians and jews is on the ground delivering life-saving aid. bomb shelters like these are overflowing. for years these people have faced the threat of violence and tonight that threat is real. pregnant women, children, elderly are sic

kamala harris is walter mondale and the disasters they are producing are failing at home economicallymestically, and abroad. and we've got to stop it. we need to stand with israel, stand with our friend. i'm leading fight to do that and i'm headed to israel very shortly to stand with israel and make sure they have what they need to defend themselves. >> sean: even joe could probably do it and not mess it up, only one sentence. thank you for being with us. when we return, more covid hypocrisy from the left as they continue to contradict themselves. it's never ending, a bombshell report from congressman devin nunez set to be released about the origins of the coronavirus. that, dr. nicole sapphire and a special message i have to barack obama. special message i have to barack obama. it would be cool to ride a horse on the moon. what can i du with less asthma? with dupixent i can du more... yardwork... teamwork... long walks.... that's how you du more, with dupixent, which helps prevent asthma attacks. dupixent is not for sudden breathing problems. it's an add-on-treatment for specific typ

it's a unique area, one that the late walter mondale felt very strongly about, and i know that from personal experience with the former vice president who called me repeatedly on that question. on the other hand you have economic opportunity and the challenges to see if you can strike a balance. that's what we attempted to do in the previous administration and i don't see any reason on we should change that calculation, trying to find the balance between preserving a pristine area and at the same time looking for ways in which job growth and economic growth can take place and that's what were going to attempt to do. it's obviously something we have to do in conjunction with the department of the interior i'm a they have a stake in this issue as well. >> one way of increasing -- by reforming the rescue food plan. can you talk about when you expect results in how the reforms will be implemented? >> it's a complicated question and one that hasn't been reviewed in detail in quite some time. we expect we will complete our review and have an opportunity perhaps you have a conversation about this i

it's one that the late walter mondale felt very strongly about and i know that from a personal experience with the former vice president. he called me repeatedly on this issue. you've got that on one hand and on the avenger jobs and economic opportunity. the challenge is to try to seek to construct a balance. that's what we attempted to do in the previous administration and i don't see any reason -- [inaudible] -- why we should change that calculation, trying to find the balance between preserving a pristine area and at the same time looking for ways in which job growth, economic growth can take place in rural areas and that's what we're going to attempt to do. there are no final decisions be made on this. this is something we have to do in conjunction with the department of interior. they have a stake in this issue as well. >> one way of increasing s.n.a.p. benefits is by reforming the thrifty food plan. i i know that is under review. can you talk about what that review entails and when we should expect results and how reforms would be implemented? >> it's a complicated question and one

applause and cheering] >> reporter: the gerald ford/bob dole ticket would lose to jimmy carter and walter mondalen in '88. but he did win a key race in the senate in '84, becoming party leader. >> the final vote, 28-25, outgoing majority leader howard baker officially introducing the winner. >> graduations, bob. >> reporter: dole was a mainstream republican advocating for lower taxes and smaller government. but he worked with democrats on issues like saving social security and supporting civil and disability rights. in fact, both doles always prided themselves on working across the aisle, something that is rare these days. do you feel like you are in step with today's republican party? >> where the party is concern, it is the divisiveness that concerns me. we've got to get past that. >> reporter: senator, some people were surprised that you supported president trump's re-election given how different your tone and your approach to life is. >> well, if he could have used my tone, he might have been re-elected. he had some good policies. >> reporter: but dole quckly accepted the fact that joe biden

1980 and 1984. 1014 electoral votes and 62 total for jimmy carte total for jimmy carter andr walter mondale. good afternoon and welcome to booktv on c-span2. this is our monthly program with one author and wewi look at hisr her entire body of work. craig shirley as our guest. he has written seven books and we talk about some of the reagae books. the first one came out in zero five, rendezvousus with destiny. then he switched topics to 1941, 31 days that changed america. that came out in 2011 and we will be talking about that as well. last act of the final years from the emergent legacy of ronald reagan came out in 2015. reagan rising the decisive year 76 to 80 came out in 2017 and then a citizen the making of a reagan conservative also came out in 2017. finally his most recent book is on mary ball washington the untold story of georgeune washington's mother that came out in 2019 and we will be discussing that as well. this is an interactive program and we want to hear your voices. here's how you can participate with authorhi craig shirley. 748-8200 if you live in the east and central time z

> host: there were landslide elections, 1014 electoral votes to 62 total for jimmy carter and walter mondalethose two elections. good afternoon, this is our monthly "in depth" program with one offer and we look at his or her entire body of work. craig shirley is our guest, he's written 7 books and talked about some of the reagan books including reagan's revolution, rendezvous with destiny, came out in 2009, and december 1931, that changed america in 2011, we were talking about that as well. "last act: the final years and emerging legacy of ronald reagan," take came out in 2015. "reagan rising: the decisive years" came out in 2017. "citizen newt: the making of a reagan conservative" also came out in 2017. his most recent book is on mary ball washington. "mary ball washington: the untold story of george washington's mother". that came out in 2019 and we will be discussing that as well. this is an interactive program and we want to hear your voices. here's how you can participate in this program with author craig shirley. you can call in 202-748-8200 if you live in the east and central time zon

on to win elections in 1980 and 1984. 1014 electoral votes and 62 total for jimmy carter and walter mondale good afternoon and welcome to booktv on c-span2. this is our monthly "in depth" program with one author and the look at his or her entire body of work. craig shirley is our guest. he has written seven books. we talked about some of the reagan books including reagan's revolution his first one i came out in 2005 rendezvous with destiny came out in 2009 and then he switched topics in december of 1941, 31 days that changed america that came out in 2011 we will be talking about that as well. the last act of final years in emergent -- emerging legacy of ronald reagan they came out in 2015. and a citizen newts to making other reagan legacy came out in 2017 in his most recent book is on mary ball washington the untold story of george washington's mother that came out in 2019 and we will be discussing that as well. this is an interactive program and we want to hear your voices and here's the come participate in this this program if other craig shirley predicting call in (202)748-8200 if you li

went on to win landslide elections in 1980 and 1984. b,1040 to 62 total for jimmy carter and walter mondale in those twoelections . good afternoon and welcome to the tv on c-span2. this is our monthly and we looked at his or her entire body of work. craig surely has written seven books, with the reagan folks including reagan's revolution , rendezvous with destiny came out in 09, then he switched topics due december 1941, 31 days that changed america. will be as well. last, the final years of ronald reagan came out in2015 . reagan rising, decisive 76 in 2017 and citizen new, the making of a reagan conservative female in 2017 and finally his most recent book is very small washington, told tori of george washington. that came out in 2019 and we will be discussing as well this is an interactive program and we want to hear your voices and here's how you can participate with craig surely. call in number one, 202 is the area code, the 200. for those of you in the mountain pacific time zones 202 748-8201 and if you can't get throughbut still want to participate you can do it a variety of ways . num

except in the rerun, joe biden is jimmy carter 2.0, and kamala harris is walter mondale, and the country, sadly, is paying the price for the extreme and failed policies, and we're just four months into it. i yield the floor. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma p sri lanka madam president, there is a lot going on right now. mr. lankford: madam president, there is a lot going on right now. we're talking about the economic issues, inflation that is happening. the number of jobs that are opening in my state. therethere are a record number . there is unrest in the middle east. there's all kind of things happening in the world. i can't help just for a moment to pause and to be able to reflect on a friend of mine that in a few days will be sitting and hanging out with his 12 grandchildren, enjoying aempt mo of retirement. -- enjoying a moment of retirement. his name is roger beverage. he is not the big banker guy. he is the community banker guy. for 30 years he has led our state in banking and engaged in issues from the smallest of the small bank in rura