Mr. Mondale hailed Mr. Carter especially for making human rights the centerpiece of his foreign policy, for promoting environmental measures long before the term climate change became widely known.
Toward the end of their time in office, Mr. Mondale said he and Mr. Carter talked about how they wanted their tenure to be remembered: "We told the truth, we obeyed the law, and we kept the peace."
Mr. Mondale was an odd choice as Mr. Carter's running mate, a northern liberal teaming up with a Southern moderate, but they helped bring their party together in 1976.
With Mr. Carter's support, Mr. Mondale became arguably the most empowered vice president in history to that point and a model for all those who followed.
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