Description:
Press conference at Americana Hotel in New York by Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter to announce Walter Mondale as vice presidential running mate. On podium with wives Rosalynn and Joan respectively. Carter acknowledges Mondale's hypertension (high blood pressure), which is under medical control and not a prohibitive concern about his fitness. They agree VP role will not be just ceremonial. Carter admits Mondale was not original choice, but well prepared and compatible.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
07/12/1976
