Walter Mondale's Sayonara; Envoy Leaving Japan For Minnesota Home The Washington Post | November 14, 1996| | . This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

The political urge first possessed young Walter F. Mondale in 1948, when he was working in a Minnesota cannery picking lice out of peas.

Uninspired by the task, the 20-year-old college student landed himself a new job as Harry Truman's southern Minnesota campaign manager -- a job that paid $30 a week. With that modest beginning, Mondale began a half century of public service that took him to the U.S. Senate, the vice presidency and his current post as U.S. ambassador to Japan.

Now, at 68, Mondale is retiring to his home state to teach and practice law. He'll be home for Christmas, ...

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