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In 1984, Vice President Walter Mondale announced that he had chosen Rep. Geraldine Ferraro, D-NY, as his running mate in the Democrats' fight for the White House.  Ferraro was the first woman on a national ticket, and to this date, she's the only one.  How far have we come in the past 20 years; is the United States any closer to electing a female commander-in-chief?  Mondale and Ferraro discuss this topic during a Mondale Lectures on Public Service event.

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