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Albert Arnold Gore Jr. is an American former politician, businessman, and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Tennessee in both houses of the U.S. Congress, first as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 to 1985, and then as a U.S. se…
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2026· 13 entries
“Here was this teacher presenting something not years old but fresh out of the lab, with profound implications for our future!”
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The Economic Times: Quote of the day by former U.S. vice president Al Gore: “For me, the experience has simply been feeling ve
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The Hollywood Reporter: Al Gore Reflects on 20 Years Since ‘An Inconvenient Truth’, Talks Climate Crisis & More | THR Video
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“is very different in Carthage and in the eyes of the guys that I knew there, than it was among my peer group in Cambridge.”
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“What I deny is that there ever was a conversation between me and her in which I said I”
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“Amplified by the feeling I had that the policy was wrong, which was amplified by all of my friends at college who felt the same way. Of course, Cambridge was a hotbed of opposition to the war policy.”
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“The future is knocking at our door right now. ... The next generation will ask us one of two questions. Either they will ask:”
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“I waited two years after I left office to make statements that were critical, and then of the policy ... You know, you talk about somebody that shouldn”
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“I did not know that it was a fund-raiser. I knew it was a political event, and I knew there were finance people that were going to be present, and so that alone should have told me,”
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“t see full-scale combat. Still, he felt that his participation in the war was wrong.”
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The Business Times: The retreat from sustainable investing? A myth, says Al Gore
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The New York Times: Twenty Years After His Film, Al Gore Tweaks the Climate Script
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2025· 5 entries
The Guardian: Al Gore wonders if ‘bullying’ Trump prompted Bill Gates to backtrack on climate
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Yahoo Finance: Al Gore on China’s climate rise: ‘I would not have seen this coming’
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Al Gore Received a $90 Million Custom Gulfstream from the Sultan of Kuwait” Satire.
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Snopes rated the claim “Al Gore accepted a $90 million custom Gulfstream jet from the sultan of Kuwait.” Labeled Satire.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Al Gore accepted a $90 million custom Gulfstream jet from the sultan of Kuwait.” Labeled Satire.
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2024· 2 entries
Phys.org: Scientist raises questions about Al Gore-founded global climate pollution database
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Won Presidential Medal of Freedom (2024).
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2023· 2 entries
The Guardian: Al Gore leads international chorus of disapproval for Sunak’s climate U-turn
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AP News rated the claim “There are 130,000 glaciers on Earth today, the same number as when former Vice President Al Gore was born.” False.
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2022· 1 entry
Snopes rated the claim “Movie actor Tommy Lee Jones and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore were college roommates.” True.
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2021· 1 entry
AFP Fact Check rated the claim “The amount of glaciers on earth has not changed since the birth of Al Gore in 1948” 1.
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2020· 7 entries
BOOM Fact Check rated the claim “20 years ago, The Washington Times had announced that Al Gore won the US presidential elections.” False.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “The Washington Times had Al Gore wins headline in 2000” False.
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AP News rated the claim “Photo shows the front page of The Washington Times on Nov. 8, 2000, with the prominent headline “President Gore'' and a photo of that year’s Democratic presidential candidate, Al Gore. Since Gore ultimately lost the election to George W. Bush, the image shows that the newspaper initially reported…” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “Images show copies of the Washington Times reading "President Gore" after the 2000 election.” False.
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FactCheck.org rated the claim “Image shows a Nov. 8, 2000, Washington Times front page with the headline, "PRESIDENT GORE."” False.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “The Washington Times ran a front-page headline that said, “President Gore.”” False.
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Reported claimRated He didn’t say this, although he did suggest that sea ice in the Arctic might be gone during summer months by that year. Sea ice isn’t the only ice in the polar ice caps. · Full Fact
Full Fact rated the claim “Al Gore said that the ice caps would melt by 2014.” He didn’t say this, although he did suggest that sea ice in the Arctic might be gone during summer months by that year. Sea ice isn’t the only ice in the polar ice caps..
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2019· 1 entry
PolitiFact rated the claim ““The day Al Gore was born there were 130,000 glaciers on Earth. Today, only 130,000 remain.”” False.
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2017· 2 entries
Claimed: “"A majority of President Trump's supporters and voters wanted (the United States) to stay in" the Paris Agreement” — rated Mostly False by PolitiFact.
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Snopes rated the claim “Al Gore predicted that Earth’s “ice caps” would melt away by 2014.” Mixture.
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2016· 1 entry
Claimed: “Says electric utilities "are trying to fool you into amending your state Constitution in a way that gives them the authority to shut down net metering."” — rated Half True by PolitiFact.
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2014· 4 entries
“Over a year ago I changed my diet to a vegan diet, really just to experiment to see what it was like. ... I felt better, so I”
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And again in 2015, although he did not declare any intention to do so
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“Without a Trace" (review of The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert), New York Times Sunday Book Review, 10 February 2014, page BR1”
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“Al Gore on Medicine's Inconvenient Truths", interview with Eric Topol, page 7 of 8, in Medscape (7 March 2014)”
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2012· 2 entries
Awarded Internet Hall of Fame (2012).
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In May 2012, it was reported that Gore had started dating Elizabeth Keadle of Rancho Santa Fe, California.
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2010· 1 entry
In June 2010, the Gores announced in an e-mail to friends that after "long and careful consideration", they had made a mutual decision to separate.
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2009· 3 entries
Awarded Roger Revelle Prize (2009).
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Won Giuseppe Motta Medal (2009).
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“Inconvenient truth for Al Gore as his North Pole sums don't add up”, Hannah Devlin, Ben Webster, Philippe Naughton in Copenhagen, London Times, (15 December 2009) speech at the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Conference”
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2008· 16 entries
Gore described Obama's environmental administrative choices of Carol Browner, Steven Chu, and Lisa Jackson as "an exceptional team to lead the fight against the climate crisis"
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Irena Sendler, credited with saving 2,500 Polish Jews from the Holocaust, was a candidate for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize but lost out to Al Gore.” Mixture.
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One week after Hillary Clinton had suspended her campaign, Gore endorsed Obama in a speech given in Detroit, Michigan which renewed speculation of an Obama-Gore ticket
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Awarded Dan David Prize (2008).
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Awarded honorary doctor of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (2008).
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Speculation began that Gore might be tapped for the vice presidency
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That: "I didn't ask him about the Internet
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“gay men and women ought to have the same rights as heterosexual men and women...to join together in marriage.”
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“I think that gay men and women ought to have the same rights as heterosexual men and women to make contracts, have hospital visiting rights, and join together in marriage.”
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He was a keynote speaker at the 2008 New Baptist Covenant convention.
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Gore won the Dan David Prize for Social Responsibility, and in 2024 was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden
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“A Generational Challenge to Repower America speech, July 17, 2008.”
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That he thinks "gay men and women ought to have the same rights as heterosexual men and women
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“I'm involved in a different kind of campaign myself — to make sure that the climate crisis is the number one issue on the agenda of candidates in both parties. And I know that sounds like an unrealistic goal right now, but I will wager that by the time the elections of November 2008 come around, it will be the number one issue in both parties.”
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“Citation choisie pour le 13 novembre 2008.”
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Gore argued against the ban of same-sex marriage on his Current TV website, stating, "I think that gay men and women ought to have the same rights as heterosexual men and women to make contracts, have hospital visiting r
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2007· 15 entries
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Peace — for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change.
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Awarded John Muir Award (2007).
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Awarded Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation (2007).
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Awarded Nobel Peace Prize (2007).
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Awarded Champions of the Earth (2007).
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Awarded International Emmy Founders Award (2007).
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Snopes.com rated the claim “E-mail compares George W. Bush's eco-friendly ranch with Al Gore's energy-expending mansion.” True.
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“Academy Award acceptance speech (21 February 2007).”
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“Déclarations faites le 10 décembre 2007 après qu'Al Gore a reçu le prix Nobel de la Paix à Oslo.”
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“Nobel Prize lecture, 10 December 2007.”
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“Press conference at an Alliance for Climate Protection meeting (12 October 2007), after winning the Nobel Peace Prize (Video at YouTube).”
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“So, Al Gore, what's the one thing we can all do to tackle climate change?" in The Independent (7 July 2007).”
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“Al Gore: 'The Assault on Reason' in America" on Things Considered at NPR (25 May 2007).”
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Was named a runner-up for Time's 2007 Person of the Year
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“Testimony before Congress (21 March 2007), as quoted in "Gore Implores Congress To Save The Planet" at CBS Evening News (21 March 2007)”
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2006· 6 entries
Snopes.com rated the claim “The Creedence Clearwater Revival song "Fortunate Son" was inspired by Al Gore, Jr.” False.
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Awarded Umweltmedienpreis (2006).
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As well as its 2017 sequel An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
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Gore criticized Bush's use of domestic wiretaps without a warrant
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“On global warming, as quoted in "Al Revere: An interview with accidental movie star Al Gore" by David Roberts in Girst.org (9 May 2006).”
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“Martin Luther King Day address, Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C. (16 January 2006).”
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2005· 5 entries
Awarded Webby Lifetime Achievement Award (2005).
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“They even claim that those of us who disagree with their point of view are waging war against people of faith.”
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Gore chartered two planes to evacuate 270 people from New Orleans and criticized the Bush administration's response to the hurricane
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“Webby Lifetime Achievement Award acceptance speech (limited to 5 words) (6 June 2005).”
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When Gore was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award "for three decades of contributions to the Internet" at the Webby Awards, he joked in his acceptance speech (limited to five words according to Webby Awards rules): "P
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2004· 2 entries
“How to Debate George Bush" in The New York Times (29 September 2004).”
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The September 11 attacks and the subsequent stratospheric rise in President Bush's popularity as a result of his response to these attacks were strong factors in Gore's December 2002 decision not to run again in 2004
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2002· 3 entries
However, Gore announced that he would not run in 2004
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Gore began to publicly criticize the Bush administration
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“Guest appearance on Futurama episode "Crimes of the Hot" (10 November 2002).”
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2001· 1 entry
Gore remained prominent as an author and environmental activist, and his work in climate change activism earned him (jointly with the IPCC) the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007
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2000· 10 entries
Gore conceded the election
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Election won: 2000 presidential election.
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Snopes rated the claim “Influential friends ensured that a "special dispensation" cut short Al Gore's tour of duty in Vietnam.” False.
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Gore announced that he had selected Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut as his vice presidential running mate
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After failing to win any of the first 20 primaries and caucuses in the election process, Bradley withdrew his campaign and endorsed Gore
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“Commenting to reporters in Sweden on how the US would have been different if he had won the controversial 2000 election, as quoted in "Gore: 'Absolutely no plans' to run again for president" USA Today (12 October 2005)”
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Reflecting his eight years as vice president
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“Address to the International Press Institute, Boston, Massachusetts (30 April 2000)”
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Campaign: 2000 presidential election.
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While on the Late Show with David Letterman he read Letterman's Top 10 List (which for this show was called, "Top Ten Rejected Gore – Lieberman Campaign Slogans") to the audience
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1999· 3 entries
In Carthage, Tennessee, Gore formally announced his candidacy for president
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“Joking about reports that he had claimed to have invented the internet, as quoted in The Boston Globe (9 April 1999).”
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“A joke used during his campaign speeches, about childhood impressions of hearing his parents arguing; as quoted in "Gore Campaign, Trailing Among Women, Sharpens Its Pitch to Them" by Melinda Henneberger in The New York Times (6 July 1999)”
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1998· 2 entries
At a conference of APEC hosted by Malaysia, Gore objected to the indictment, arrest and jailing of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's longtime second-in-command Anwar Ibrahim, a move which received a negative response fro
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Gore began promoting a NASA satellite (Deep Space Climate Observatory) that would provide a constant view of the Earth, marking the first time such an image would have been made since The Blue Marble photo from the 1972
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1997· 1 entry
And 1998 and were allowed only to take notes
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1996· 3 entries
Clinton and Gore were re-elected as president and vice-president with 379 electoral votes and an 8% margin of victory in the popular vote
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Gore became involved in a "Chinagate" campaign finance controversy over his attendance at an event at the Buddhist Hsi Lai Temple in Hacienda Heights, California
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“all calls that I made were charged to the Democratic National Committee. I was advised there was nothing wrong with that. My counsel tells me there is no controlling legal authority that says that is any violation of any law.”
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1994· 1 entry
Gore made the inaugural keynote to a Georgetown University symposium on governmental reform with a lecture entitled, "The new job of the federal executive"
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1993· 2 entries
Awarded James Madison Award (1993).
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Career landmark: Vice President of the United States (1993–2001).
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1992· 3 entries
And Bob Dole and Jack Kemp in 1996, and was the first Democrat to serve two full terms as vice president since John Nance Garner
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And 1996, and campaigned for the Gore-Lieberman ticket during the 2000 presidential election
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Campaign: 1992 vice presidential election.
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1991· 7 entries
And led to the National Information Infrastructure (NII) which Gore referred to as the "information superhighway"
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“s accident was a factor in his decision not to run for president in 1992. Gore stated:”
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Career landmark: United States senator (1991–1993).
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Gore was one of ten Democrats who supported the Gulf War
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I was one of a handful of Democrats in the United States Senate to vote in favor of the resolution endorsing the Persian Gulf War
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And the one this administration is proposing that the Congress vote on in 2002
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Iraq had crossed an international border, invaded a neighboring sovereign nation and annexed its territory
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1990· 1 entry
Senator Gore presided over a three-day conference with legislators from over 42 countries which sought to create a Global Marshall Plan, "under which industrial nations would help less developed countries grow economical
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1989· 2 entries
Al, Tipper and their six-year-old son Albert were leaving a baseball game
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Career landmark: United States senator (1989–1991).
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1988· 12 entries
“Variant: When my sister and I were growing up, there was never any doubt in our minds that men and women were equal, if not more so.”
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“Internet of Lies" at Snopes.com, and Al Gore "invented the Internet" - resources”
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“The very first words that we, the American nation, spoke were right here in Philadelphia. You know those words: "We the people." It wasn't, "We the conglomerates." It wasn't, "We the corporations." It was, "We the people.”
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“I'm very familiar with the importance of dairy farming in Wisconsin. I've spent the night on a dairy farm here in Wisconsin. If I'm entrusted with the presidency, you'll have someone who is very familiar with what the Wisconsin dairy industry is all about.”
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Gore sought the Democratic Party's nomination for President of the United States
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“I've kind of fallen out of love with politics. … Whatever experience and talents I've gained over the years — I think it may well be that the highest and best use of that is to try to bring enough awareness of the solutions to the climate crisis and enough of a sense of urgency that we come together across party lines on behalf of our children.”
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“Si se funde la mitad de la Antártida, Wall Street, la capital financiera del mundo, quedará sumergida bajo el agua.”
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“The entire North polar ice cap may well be completely gone in 5 years. How can we comprehend the world in 3 billion years the period of time during which it has existed to 5 years the period of time during which it is expected to now disappear?”
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For the first time, 12 southern states would hold their primaries on the same day, dubbed 'Super Tuesday'
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“This has often been misquoted as a claim by Gore that he had "invented the Internet.”
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“I've chosen not to challenge the rule of law, because in our system there really is no intermediate step between a Supreme Court decision and violent revolution. When the Supreme Court makes a decision, no matter how strongly one disagrees with it, one faces a choice — are we, in John Adams' phrase, a nation of laws, or is it a contest made on raw power?”
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“We Americans write our own history. And the chapters of which we're proudest are the ones where we had the courage to change. Time and again, Americans have seen the need for change, and have taken the initiative to bring that change to life.”
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1987· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1987–1989).
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1985· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1985–1987).
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1984· 2 entries
“I do not believe it is simply an acceptable alternative that society should affirm.”
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Gore successfully ran for a seat in the U
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1983· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States representative (1983–1985).
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1982· 1 entry
Introduced the Gore Plan for arms control, to "reduce chances of a nuclear first strike by cutting multiple warheads and deploying single-warhead mobile launchers"
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1981· 2 entries
Gore was quoted as saying with regard to homosexuality, "I think it is wrong", and "I don't pretend to understand it, but it is not just another normal optional life style
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Career landmark: United States representative (1981–1983).
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1980· 1 entry
He and his wife were baptized in 1980 and became members of the church.
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1979· 3 entries
Had become the first member of Congress to appear on C-SPAN
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“long and careful consideration”
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Career landmark: United States representative (1979–1981).
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1978· 2 entries
1980 and 1982, where "he was unopposed twice and won 79 percent of the vote the other time"
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When I got [to Congress], we were both part of a "futures group"—the fact is, in the Clinton administration, the world we had talked about in the '80s began to actually happen
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1977· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States representative (1977–1979).
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1974· 1 entry
Took a leave of absence from The Tennessean to attend Vanderbilt University Law School
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1973· 1 entry
They have four children; Karenna Gore (b. 1973), Kristin Carlson Gore (b. 1977), Sarah LaFon Gore (b. 1979) and Albert Arnold Gore III (b. 1982).
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1971· 2 entries
After his father had lost his seat in the Senate during the 1970 Senate election, becoming one "of only about a dozen of the 1,115 Harvard graduates in the [all-male] Class of '69 who went to Vietnam"
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Gore began to work the night shift for The Tennessean as an investigative reporter
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1970· 1 entry
Tipper followed Gore to Boston to attend college, and they married at the Washington National Cathedral on May 19, 1970.
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1969· 1 entry
Immediately became eligible for the military draft
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1948· 1 entry
Born 1948-03-31.
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