Carter taps Mondale as running mate in 1980 bid
UPI reports that Fritz Mondale, once unsure about a presidential run, becomes Jimmy Carter's choice for vice president. Mondale, born January 5, 1928 in Minnesota, rose from attorney general to Senate appointee by Rolvaag and later to statewide reelections. He and his wife Joan Adams have three children.
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Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party
Mondale
Miles Lord
U.S
Minnesota
Orville Freeman
DFL
Freeman
John Kennedy
Karl Rolvaag
Rolvaag
Senate
Elizabeth Kenney Institute
Minneapolis
Humphrey
Ceylon
Minn
Heron Lake
Elmore
Macalester College
St. Paul
Joan Adams
Theodore
Eleanor Jane
William
Carter picks Mondale as running mate for November ticket
Sen Walter Mondale of Minnesota chosen by Jimmy Carter as his liberal running mate after a long convention process. Ford congratulated Carter by phone as delegates prepared to ratify Mondale at the 37th Democratic National Convention in New York.
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New York
UPI
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Carter
Walter Mondale
Minnesota
Mondale
White House
Washington
U.S
Georgia
Plains
Madison Square Garden
Americana Hotel
Ohio
Christine Gitlin
Berea
George Busbee
Morris Udall
Arizona
Edmund G. Brown Jr
California
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Ellen McCormack
Frank Church
Idaho
Henry Jackson
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
Barbara Jordan
D-Tex
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Brown
Skinner tours Arlington stressing health care in Senate bid
Democratic candidate Scott Skinner used a health care position paper to push for national health insurance and extended rural medical services during a campaign stop in Arlington. He argues for universal coverage, cost controls, and a shift toward preventive care, aiming to reduce rural under service and inefficiencies in the current system.
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Arlington
Scott Skinner
U.S. Senate
Thomas Salmon
Skinner
Vermont Public Interest Research Group
Arlington Inn
Bennington
Salmon
Sen
Kennedy
HEW
U.S
Charles Sauer
Pownal
Reagan campaigns in New Jersey and Pennsylvania for uncommitted delegates
Ronald Reagan toured unfriendly Northeast territory with Newark and Harrisburg meetings aimed at uncommitted delegates in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Ford remained strong with Connecticut’s delegates and a larger, uncommitted pool thought to edge toward Ford, while Reagan sought a pivotal count to offset Utah gains.
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Ronald Reagan
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ford
Reagan
Newark
UPI
Connecticut
Gee chosen as new president of Southern Vermont College
Southern Vermont College trustees unanimously selected 38 year old Gee as the institution's next president. He succeeds James Donahue who led the college during its shift from a two year business school to a four year liberal arts program. Gee plans program budgeting, enrollment and retention focus, and an active board involvement.
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Thomas A. Gee
Southern Vermont College Board of Trustees
Gee
Everett Mansion
Mt. Anthony
Goddard College
James G. Donahue
Washington
Congress
Sargeant Shriver
Peace Corps
Boston
Gee and Bushell
Newton College
Boston College
Boston Company
Michael Hogan
Board of Trustees
Melvin A. Dyson
Carter weighs VP pick on eve of nomination
Jimmy Carter discusses his pending nomination at the Americana Hotel interview with R W Apple Jr of The New York Times. He deflects naming a running mate, planning to reveal the choice at a news conference the next day while outlining acceptance speech and campaign plans.
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Jimmy Carter
R. W. Apple Jr
The
New York Times
N.Y
Carter
Carter's decisive choice framed by debates and doubts
Carter explains his selection process for a vice presidential running mate, noting the burden of choice, weighing many candidates, and stressing personal compatibility over polls. He reflects on timing, responsibilities, and the goal of governing effectively, hinting at a final fourth candidate. See DECISION.
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Ohio
Carter
Patrick Caddell
Sen
Edmund S. Muskie
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Vermont
Rec Center
ZBA
Chittenden Bank
North Bennington
HFCS
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