Video: 'Walter Mondale Raise Taxes 1984 ElectionWallDotOrg.flv'
(Thursday, July 19, 1984, evening PDT) — Former Vice President Walter Mondale accepted the nomination for President of the United States tonight at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, promising to “stop the illegal war in Nicaragua,” meet the Soviets once a year and slash the deficit by raising taxes (click here to watch an extended clip of Mondale’s acceptance speech and click here for extended video of today’s convention session). Continue reading Mondale vows to raise taxes, cut deficit in acceptance speech 30 years ago tonight (July 19 1984)