GERALDINE FERRARO

President Joe Biden has saluted his “friend of five decades” Walter Mondale, traveling to the University of Minnesota to remember the former vice president and Democratic Party elder whose memorial service was delayed for a year due to the pandemic.

Many Americans may remember Walter Mondale for his near-shutout defeat for the White House in 1984.

Former Vice President Walter Mondale, a liberal icon who lost one of the most lopsided presidential elections after bluntly telling voters to expect a tax increase if he won, has died.

Former Vice President Walter Mondale, a liberal icon who lost one of the most lopsided presidential elections after bluntly telling voters to expect a tax increase if he won, has died.

WASHINGTON Former Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin offered advice and congratulations after Joe Biden selected Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate, CNN and TODAY reported. The former Alaska governor took to Instagram to share some lessons she learned after her run for vice president alongside the late Sen. John McCain back in 2008, CNN reported. Palin and the late Geraldine Ferraro, who also ran for vice president in 1984, were the only two women in U.S. history to be picked as running mates before Harris. With meeting new people from all walks of life and see just how great it is.Bidens announced Harris as his running mate Tuesday. She is the first Black woman in history to be selected on a major party ticket.

FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2019, file photo, then-Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., reacts as she speaks at a town hall event at the Culinary Workers Union in Las Vegas. Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden has chosen Harris as his running mate. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden has chosen Harris as his running mate. In choosing Harris, Biden embraced a former rival from the Democratic primary who is familiar with the unique rigor of a national campaign. A woman has never served as president or vice president in the United States. Harris launched her presidential campaign in early 2019 with the slogan Kamala Harris For the People, a reference to her courtroom work. Some Biden confidants said Harris debate attack did irritate the former vice president, who had a friendly relationship with her.

Geraldine Ferraro speaks at the 1984 DNC as the newly named, and the first female, vice presidential candidate: "There are no doors we cannot unlock," she said.