In 1976, the Democratic Governor from Georgia, Jimmy Carter, chose Walter Mondale as his running mate, and he would serve in that office for one term from 1977 until 1981. He was the first vice president to have an office in the White House and was treated like a real partner in the administration. Carter was focused on reforming the federal government and trying to make it more effective. Both he and Mondale had realized that the office of the vice president was underutilized up until this point.
