“He was loved by the American people because he reflected on the goodness of the American people,” Biden said of Montagel, whom Ronald Reagan defeated in the 1984 presidential election. Biden recalled Montail, who died on April 21, as a close friend and supporter “not politically, but personally.” “He was one of the best men you have ever met and the most decent people I have ever met and one of the toughest, smartest men I have ever worked with,” he said. “God bless you, my dear friend.” President Joe Biden speaks at the memorial service for former Vice President Walter Montail on May 1, 2022.AP Photo / Jacquelyn Martin President Joe Biden disembarks from Air Force One in Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.AP Photo / Jacquelyn Martin President Biden remembered Mondale, who died on April 21, 2022, as a close friend and supporter. AP Photo / Susan Walsh, FileO President Biden said Mondale was loved because he reflected the goodness of the American people. AP Photo / Jacquelyn Martin Biden also recalled how Montail, Jimmy Carter’s vice president from 1977 to 1981, inspired his own series as vice president under Barack Obama. “Fritz said that his biggest strength was not his specialization in a specific policy area. “It was the genuine personal relationship he built with President Jimmy Carter,” Biden said of Montale. “Fritz embraced everyone with the belief that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity.”
