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On a Thursday in the middle of the 1980s, a large crowd gathered in the House chamber of the Minnesota State Capitol.


They were about to witness history as Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale selected his running mate, New York congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro.

She was the first woman ever selected as the vice-presidential candidate of a major political party. 

Minnesota Public Radio's Rich Dietman and George Boosey were there to narrate in a live broadcast.

To listen to that broadcast, click the audio player above.

'I think she changed America'

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On July 12, 1984, a Minnesota politician made history.

On July 12, 1984, a large crowd gathered in the House chamber of the Minnesota State Capitol to hear who Democratic Presidential candidate Walter Mondale had selected to be his running mate. His pick, Geraldine Ferraro, a member of the House of Representatives from New York, would become the first woman ever selected as the Vice Presidential candidate of a major political party. Mondale talked about some of the reasons that he picked her.

A look back at the first woman vice-presidential candidate

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