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President Jimmy Carter and Vice-President Walter Mondale give the traditional victory wave at the 1980 Democratic National Convention in New York City. In the Fall months, they took their message to the American people but failed in the bid for re-election.

President Jimmy Carter and Vice-President Walter Mondale give the traditional victory wave at the 1980 Democratic National Convention in New York City. In the Fall months, they took their message to the American people but failed in the bid for re-election.

(Rancho Cordova, CA)
1977–1981
Medium/TechniquePhotochrome on card stock.
DimensionsHorizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineLeonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession number2015.9020
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPostcards
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)
Thirty-eighth President of the United States Gerald R. Ford, pictured in the Oval Office at the White House, Washington, D.C.
Thirty-eighth President of the United States Gerald R. Ford, pictured in the Oval Office at the White House, Washington, D.C.
Coral-Lee
1974–1977
Beautiful Betty Ford, wife of President Gerald R. Ford, thirty-eighth President of the United States of America.
Beautiful Betty Ford, wife of President Gerald R. Ford, thirty-eighth President of the United States of America.
Coral-Lee
1974–1977
Jimmy Carter buttons - dominated by the famous grin! Carter Inauguration - January 20, 1977.
Jimmy Carter buttons - dominated by the famous grin! Carter Inauguration - January 20, 1977.
Coral-Lee
1977–1981
Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter carry their own gear! Democratic Carters arrive on January 19, 1977, for inaugural next day.
Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter carry their own gear! Democratic Carters arrive on January 19, 1977, for inaugural next day.
Coral-Lee
1977–1981
Jimmy and Rosalynn unloading the car on the day before the inauguration - just like "Plains" folk! Carter Inauguration - January 20,1977.
Jimmy and Rosalynn unloading the car on the day before the inauguration - just like "Plains" folk! Carter Inauguration - January 20,1977.
Coral-Lee
1977–1981
Famous mile and a half "Carter Walk" with Capitol in the background. After the inauguration January 20, 1977.
Famous mile and a half "Carter Walk" with Capitol in the background. After the inauguration January 20, 1977.
Coral-Lee
1977–1981
Looks as if Jimmy and Rosalynn are having more fun than Amy on the "Inaugural Walk", January 20, 1977.
Looks as if Jimmy and Rosalynn are having more fun than Amy on the "Inaugural Walk", January 20, 1977.
Coral-Lee
1977–1981
Jimmy Carter being sworn in as President by Justice of the Supreme Court Warren Burger as Rosalynn Carter looks on. Carter Inauguration - January 20.1977
Jimmy Carter being sworn in as President by Justice of the Supreme Court Warren Burger as Rosalynn Carter looks on. Carter Inauguration - January 20.1977
Coral-Lee
1977–1981
Walter Mondale takes the oath as Vice-President of the United States. House Majority Leader "Tip" O'Neill administers the oath. Carter Inauguration - January 20, 1977.
Walter Mondale takes the oath as Vice-President of the United States. House Majority Leader "Tip" O'Neill administers the oath. Carter Inauguration - January 20, 1977.
Coral-Lee
1977–1981
PEANUT BRIGADE - Light-hearted giant peanut balloon is symbolic of world's most famous farmer, new President Jimmy Carter of Plains, Georgia. Carter Inauguration - January 20, 1977.
PEANUT BRIGADE - Light-hearted giant peanut balloon is symbolic of world's most famous farmer, new President Jimmy Carter of Plains, Georgia. Carter Inauguration - January 20, 1977.
Coral-Lee
1977–1981
President Jimmy Carter holds hands with "Miz Lillian" (his mother) at White House reception. Carter Inauguration - January 20, 1977.
President Jimmy Carter holds hands with "Miz Lillian" (his mother) at White House reception. Carter Inauguration - January 20, 1977.
Coral-Lee
1977–1981
Presidential couples at White House reception. Left to right: Mrs. Mondale, Vice-President Mondale, Mrs. Carter, President Carter. Carter Inauguration - January 20, 1977.
Presidential couples at White House reception. Left to right: Mrs. Mondale, Vice-President Mondale, Mrs. Carter, President Carter. Carter Inauguration - January 20, 1977.
Coral-Lee
1977–1981