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Let's tell the truth. Mr. Reagan will raise taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did.

Walter F. Mondale

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Walter F. Mondale
Age: 93 †
Born: 1928
Born: January 5
Died: 2021
Died: April 19
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Diplomat
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Minnesota
Walter Frederick Mondale
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