“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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Al Gore
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. senator from 1985 to 1993. Gore was the Democratic nominee in the 2000 presidential election, losing to Republican nominee George W. Bush.
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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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The Guardian: Al Gore wonders if ‘bullying’ Trump prompted Bill Gates to backtrack on climate
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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.com rated the claim “Al Gore accepted a $90 million custom Gulfstream jet from the sultan of Kuwait.” Labeled Satire.
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Won Presidential Medal of Freedom (2024).
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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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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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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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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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Snopes rated the claim “Images show copies of the Washington Times reading "President Gore" after the 2000 election.” 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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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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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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“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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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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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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Won Giuseppe Motta Medal (2009).
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Awarded Roger Revelle Prize (2009).
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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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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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“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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That he thinks "gay men and women ought to have the same rights as heterosexual men and women
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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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That: "I didn't ask him about the Internet
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He was a keynote speaker at the 2008 New Baptist Covenant convention.
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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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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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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 Nobel Peace Prize (2007).
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Awarded John Muir Award (2007).
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Awarded Champions of the Earth (2007).
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Awarded Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation (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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Was named a runner-up for Time's 2007 Person of the Year
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Gore conceded the election
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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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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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Reflecting his eight years as vice president
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In Carthage, Tennessee, Gore formally announced his candidacy for president
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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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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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And 1998 and were allowed only to take notes
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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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“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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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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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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Awarded James Madison Award (1993).
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Career landmark: Vice President of the United States (1993–2001).
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And 1996, and campaigned for the Gore-Lieberman ticket during the 2000 presidential election
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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 led to the National Information Infrastructure (NII) which Gore referred to as the "information superhighway"
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Iraq had crossed an international border, invaded a neighboring sovereign nation and annexed its territory
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And the one this administration is proposing that the Congress vote on in 2002
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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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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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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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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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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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Gore sought the Democratic Party's nomination for President of the United States
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“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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“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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“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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“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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“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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“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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“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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For the first time, 12 southern states would hold their primaries on the same day, dubbed 'Super Tuesday'
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Career landmark: United States senator (1987–1989).
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Career landmark: United States senator (1985–1987).
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Gore successfully ran for a seat in the U
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“I do not believe it is simply an acceptable alternative that society should affirm.”
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Career landmark: United States representative (1983–1985).
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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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Career landmark: United States representative (1981–1983).
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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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He and his wife were baptized in 1980 and became members of the church.
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Had become the first member of Congress to appear on C-SPAN
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Career landmark: United States representative (1979–1981).
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“long and careful consideration”
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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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1980 and 1982, where "he was unopposed twice and won 79 percent of the vote the other time"
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Career landmark: United States representative (1977–1979).
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Took a leave of absence from The Tennessean to attend Vanderbilt University Law School
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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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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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Tipper followed Gore to Boston to attend college, and they married at the Washington National Cathedral on May 19, 1970.
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Immediately became eligible for the military draft
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Born 1948-03-31.
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Awarded honorary doctor of the Bar-Ilan University.
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Awarded honorary doctor of the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne.
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Awarded honorary doctor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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Won National Defense Service Medal.
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Awarded Primetime Emmy Award.
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Awarded James Parks Morton Interfaith Award.
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Awarded NAACP Image Award – Chairman's Award.
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Studied at Vanderbilt University Divinity School.
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Career landmark: Participated in World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017 (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2014 (tournament / event).
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Studied at St. Albans School.
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Career landmark: vice presidency of Al Gore.
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Career landmark: Participated in World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015 (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2016 (tournament / event).
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Studied at Vanderbilt University.
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Career landmark: Participated in World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2019 (tournament / event).
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Studied at Defense Information School.
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Career landmark: Al Gore presidential campaign, 2000.
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Career landmark: board member.
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Career landmark: Participated in World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2020 (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Al Gore presidential campaign, 1988.
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Career landmark: Participated in World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2018 (tournament / event).
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Studied at Harvard College.
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