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Humphrey, into a U. With an office in the White House, he invented the modern vice presidency; his inside look at the Carter administration will fascinate students of American history as he recalls how he and Carter confronted the energy crisis, the Iran hostage crisis, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and other crucial events, many of which reverberate to the present day. With the election of President Clinton, Mondale was named ambassador to Japan. His intriguing memoir ends with his frank assessment of the Bush-Cheney administration and the first two years of the presidency of Barack Obama.

Just as indispensably, he charts the evolution of Democratic liberalism from John F. Kennedy to Clinton to Obama while spelling out the principles required to restore the United States as a model of progressive government. A Progressive Takes Root. Poverty and Opportunity 6. The Battle for a More Responsive Senate 7.

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It's a fight between what's right and wrong". Good background of the period and of a political figure's efforts to make this a better place. But whoever helped him write the book didn't have good judgment about some people. Mondale's book because I'm a Minnesotan and wanted to learn more about his experiences in Washington. It "doubles" as a biography, but goes deep into the politics of of the time and is very readable even if the reader isn't from Minnesota!

The Good Fight: A Life in Liberal Politics

Of course, the story is also about President Jimmy Carter, and Mr. Mondale has explained and amplified many "behind the scenes" events to enliven the history! I was lucky to find another copy on Amazon and Mr. Mondale was kind enough to sign them both -- so both of my sons will be able to pass them on to the grandchildren!

This book is very well written and keeps your attention the whole time and I am a great admirer of Walter Mondale. So let me explain my rating.

A Life in Liberal Politics

This is a candid tale of Mondale's life in politics, much of it is his life inside the Carter Presidency. Through out the book he details the wins and losses of his political life. As I read this book I could not help but be angry about all the lost opportunities. Clearly this book is a candid tale. Mondale does not hide the failures. In his biography, he tells it like it is. But I could not help but thinking had he been more persuasive how far we would have gone.

While their were many successes I ended up getting hung up on the failures. It left me somewhat less impressed with one of the few truly good men in politics which is not how I wanted to be. Wonderful book by a wonderful Vice President and former Senator.

I highly recommend this.

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