Walter Mondale, Former Vice President Under Jimmy Carter, Dead at 93

Former vice president Walter F. Mondale passed away at his home in Minneapolis, family spokesperson Kathy Tunheim said, per The New York Times. He was 93. A cause of death was not disclosed.

Mondale, who was also a former Democratic presidential nominee, served as vice president to Jimmy Carter between 1977 and 1981.

“Today I mourn the passing of my dear friend Walter Mondale, who I consider the best vice president in our country’s history,” Carter wrote in response to the news of Mondale’s death. “During our administration, Fritz used his political skill and personal integrity to transform the vice presidency into a dynamic, policy-driving force that had never been seen before and still exists today. He was an invaluable partner and an able servant of the people of Minnesota, the United States, and the world. Fritz Mondale provided us all with a model for public service and private behavior. Rosalynn and I join all Americans in giving thanks for his exemplary life, and we extend our deepest condolences to his family.”

Mondale was born in Ceylon, Minnesota and went on to get a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Minnesota in 1951 and a law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1956.