Al Gore - America's Man

EXPERIENCE AND BIOGRAPHY OF VICE PRESIDENT GORE
Then-Senator Gore was chosen by President Clinton to be his running mate on July 9, 1992. Al Gore was formally nominated as the Democratic nominee for Vice President one week later at the Democratic National Convention in New York. He was inaugurated as the 45th Vice President of the United States on January 20, 1993.
Gore's congressional career began when he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976 where he served eight years representing the then 4th District of Tennessee. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1984 and was re-elected in 1990, becoming the first candidate in modern history -- Republican or Democratic -- to win all 95 of Tennessee's counties. A candidate for the Democratic nomination for President in 1988, Gore won more than three million votes and Democratic contests in seven states.
Gore was born on March 31, 1948, and is the son of former U.S. Senator Albert Gore, Sr. and Pauline Gore. Raised in Carthage, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C., he received a degree in government with honors from Harvard University in 1969. After graduation, he volunteered for enlistment in the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam.
Returning to civilian life, Vice President Gore became an investigative reporter with The Tennessean in Nashville. He attended Vanderbilt University Divinity School and Vanderbilt Law School and operated a small homebuilding business.
Vice President Gore is married to the former Mary Elizabeth "Tipper" Aitcheson. They have four children: Karenna (born August 6, 1973), Kristin (born June 5, 1977), Sarah (born January 7, 1979), and Albert III (born October 19, 1982). Vice President Gore owns a small farm near Carthage, and the family attends New Salem Missionary Baptist Church in Carthage.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN PUBLIC OFFICE
Al Gore's commitment and leadership on environmental issues is unparalleled. He has said the protection and preservation of the earth's environment is one of the most important issues facing this generation.
Within two months of taking office, President Clinton asked Vice President Gore to do a comprehensive survey of the entire federal government. Vice President Gore answered the challenge with his National Performance Review: Creating a Government that Works Better and Costs Less report, which produced hundreds of specific recommendations and cost savings reforms to improve the federal government and save taxpayers money. President Clinton and Vice President Gore are leading a revolution to to give you better service from your government.
In addition, Vice President Gore continues his work to rebuild and revitalize America's inner cities and rural areas through his leadership role in the Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community Program.
During his eight years as a congressman and eight years as a senator, Vice President Gore became a nationally recognized leader in the areas of science, space and technology policy. He continues his leadership role in these areas as Vice President.
Vice President Gore, having first coined the term "information superhighway" 17 years ago, is the recognized public leader in the development of the National Information Infrastructure (NII).
Vice President Gore is integrally involved in foreign policy as a close advisor to the President, and as co-chair of several binational commissions.
When President Clinton signed into law the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 on September 13, 1994, he designated the Vice President as Chair of the Act's Crime Prevention Council.
The Vice President established the GLOBE program to increase environmental awareness among children around the world.
The Vice President is committed to supporting and strengthening America's families and exploring issues of concern to them.
CONCLUSION
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