Walter F. Mondale: Welcoming Refugees from Southeast Asia
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Program: A Promise Called Iowa
In 1976, Walter Mondale was elected Vice President with President Jimmy Carter. He was considered an “activist” Vice President, which can be seen in the role he played helping Southeast Asian refugees in 1979.
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