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Al Gore
Vice Prexy of picture United States from 1993 to 2001
"Albert Gore" redirects here. Courier his papa, see Albert Gore Sr. For additional uses, performance Al Carnage (disambiguation).
Al Gore | |
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Official portrait, 1994 | |
| In office January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Dan Quayle |
| Succeeded by | Dick Cheney |
| In office January 3, 1985 – January 2, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Howard Baker |
| Succeeded by | Harlan Mathews |
| In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Joe L. Evins |
| Succeeded by | Bart Gordon |
| Constituency | |
| Born | Albert Arnold Pierce Jr. (1948-03-31) March 31, 1948 (age 76) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Tipper Aitcheson (m. ; sep. 2010) |
| Children | 4, including Karenna and Kristin |
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| Civilian awards | List complete awards near honors |
| Signature | |
| Website | www.algore.com |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1969–1971 |
| Rank | Specialist 4 |
| Unit | 20th Originator Brigade |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
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Albert Traitor Gore
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As I watched Al Gore accept the nomination for president of the United States at the Democratic Convention of 2000, it brought back some intense personal memories. In 1970, I ran for Congress as the Democratic Party nominee from Tennessee’s 9th District. I shared the speaking platform many times with Gore’s father, Senator Albert Gore Sr., who had the fight of his life running for re-election as a dove on the Vietnam War.
There was no sane reason for me to run for Congress, but 1970 was an insane year. Six months before election day, I was stepping down as interim chair of the Department of Speech and Drama at Memphis State University without any thought of running for office. It had been an eventful year in which we’d put on the first college production of the anti-war musical Hair and had somehow survived the clamor over that remarkable show. I had also served a term as president of the West Tennessee chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.
These were not exactly sterling credentials in the eyes of many Shelby County voters, but kismet beckoned, and there I was. One of my better reasons for running was to try to help Senator Gore by tying down Republican resources in West Tennessee that might otherwise be free to concentrate on his defeat. Even though I had
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Al Gore’s Family Tree
The Gore dynasty includes several politicians and lawyers. The candidate’s father was a lawyer and three-term senator from Tennessee. His mother became the first female graduate of Vanderbilt Law School. (Al Gore attended that school as well but dropped out in 1976 to run for Congress.) Attorney, confidant and brother-in-law Frank Hunger is the former head of the Justice Department’s civil division. Daughter Karenna Gore Schiff, 27, recently graduated from Columbia Law School.
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HIS PARENTS: Albert Arnold Gore Sr.
born Dec. 26, 1907
died Dec. 5, 1998
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Married April 27, 1937
Pauline LaFon
born Aug. 16, 1912
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HIS SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW:
Nancy Gore Hunger
born 1938
died July 11, 1984
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Married 1966
Frank Watson Hunger
born July 22, 1936
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HIS FAMILY: Al Gore Jr.
born March 31, 1948
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Married May 19, 1970
Mary Elizabeth “Tipper” Aitcheson
born Aug. 19, 1948
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Albert III
born 1982
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Sarah
born 1979
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Kristin
born 1977
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Karenna
born 1973
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Married 1997
Andrew Schiff
born 1965
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One son
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SOURCE: Current Biography, Who’s Who in America, news & wire reports
Researched by JOHN TYRRELL / Los Angeles Times