<div>Geraldine Ferraro broke a major barrier in American politics in 1984, when she became the first woman nominated for the vice presidency by a major party. It was a historic decision by Democratic presidential candidate and former&nbsp;vice president&nbsp;Walter Mondale. And it did more than pave the way to the White House for more diverse candidates&nbsp;—&nbsp;it also fundamentally changed the way all future presidential campaign teams would approach&nbsp;vice-presidential&nbsp;announcements and conventions.</div><div><br></div><div>Hosted by Washington Post journalist Lillian Cunningham, this podcast episode features former vice president and&nbsp;’84presidential candidate Walter Mondale; Mondale’s former campaign press secretary, Maxine Isaacs; and vice-presidential historian Joel Goldstein.</div><div><br></div><div>This is a special episode of the&nbsp;“Presidential”&nbsp;podcast series. In 44 chronological episodes, the&nbsp;“Presidential”&nbsp;podcast took listeners on an epic historical journey through the personality and legacy of each of the American presidents. Created and hosted by Lillian Cunningham,&nbsp;“Presidential”&nbsp;features interviews with the country’s greatest experts on the presidency, including Pulitzer Prize-winning biographers, historians and journalists.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The full&nbsp;“Presidential”&nbsp;series is available to listen to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/business/podcasts/presidential/?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=presidential">here</a>. Start listening at the very beginning, with the life of George Washington, or jump ahead to any president whose story you want to better understand.</div>

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