Al Gore
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| 45th Vice President of the United States | |
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| In office | |
| 20 January 1993 – 20 January 2001 | |
| Came after | James Danforth Quayle |
| Came before | Richard Bruce Cheney |
| President | William Jefferson Clinton |
| Born | 31 March 1948 Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Married to | Mary Elizabeth "Tipper" Gore |
| Belief | Baptist |
Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (whose nickname is Al Gore) (born March 31, 1948) is a former American politician. He was born in Washington, DC, his father, Albert Gore Sr. was a senator from Tennessee. He grew up in both places. He was a Representative from 1977 to 1985, and Senator from 1985 to 1993. In 1988 he ran for President first time, but lost to Michael Dukakis in democratic primary. In 1993 he became vice-president to Bill Clinton. He ran for President in 2000, but lost to George W. Bush (many people still dispute this). Howewer Gore won in the popular vote by over 500 000 votes. He is now a businessman, and runs and works for several companies, including Generation Investment Management, Google, Apple Computers, and TV channel Current. He currently lives in Nashville and is married to Tipper. The Gores have 4 children and two grandchildren.
Gore released a movie in 2006 about global warming, entitled An Inconvenient Truth.
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