1980 Democratic National Convention

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The 1980 Democratic National Convention nominated President Jimmy Carter and Vice President Walter Mondale for reelection. The convention was held in Madison Square Garden in New York City from August 11 to August 14, 1980.

Madison Square Garden was the site of the 1980 Democratic National Convention

Carter and Mondale stand together at the end of the convention

President Jimmy Carter

Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts

Walter Mondale

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Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 42nd vice president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter. A U.S. senator from Minnesota from 1964 to 1976, he was the Democratic Party's nominee in the 1984 presidential election, but lost to incumbent Ronald Reagan in an Electoral College and popular vote landslide.

Official portrait, 1977

Carter (left) and Mondale at the 1976 Democratic National Convention

Mondale and Carter in January 1979

Mondale and Ferraro campaigning in 1984