Albert Gore, Jr.'s Biography
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Full Name:
Albert 'Al' Arnold Gore, Jr.
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Mary Elizabeth 'Tipper'; 4 Children: Kristin, Karenna, Sarah, Albert III
Birth Date:
03/31/1948
Birth Place:
Washington, DC
Home City:
Carthage, TN
Religion:
Baptist
Attended, Vanderbilt Law School, 1974-1976
Attended, Vanderbilt University School of Religion, 1971-1972
BA, Harvard University, 1969
Chair, Community Empowerment Board
Experience, National Performance Review
Candidate, United States President, 2000
United States Vice-President, 1992-2000
United States Senate, 1985-1993
Candidate for Democratic Nomination for President, 1988
United States House of Representatives, 1977-1985
No caucus information on file.
Investment Strategist, 2001-present
Visiting Professor, Fisk University, Middle Tennessee State University and the University of California Los Angeles
Senior Advisor, Google Incorporated
Board Member, Apple Computer, Incorporated, 2003
Vice-President, United States of America, 1992-2000
Author, EARTH IN THE BALANCE: Ecology and the Human Spirit, 1992
Investigative Reporter, The Tennessean, 1973-1976
Journalist, United States Army, Vietnam, 1969-1971
Experience, Global Learning and Observations to Benefit Environment program (GLOBE)
Experience, New Salem Missionary Baptist Church
Awards:
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature; Nominated, Nobel Peace Prize.
Date of Wedding Anniversary:
05/1970.
Father's Name:
Albert Gore Sr.
Father's Occupation:
Politician/Farmer.
Favorite Book:
The Collected Works of William Shakespeare.
Favorite Food:
Ice cream.
Favorite Movie:
Local Hero.
Favorite TV Shows:
Futurama, The Simpsons.
Favorite Type of Music:
Country music.
First Car:
Chevrolet Impala.
First Job:
Worked family farm.
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Painting, Running, Reading, Agriculture, Basketball.
Mother's Name:
Pauline Gore.
Personal Hero and Why:
Albert Gore Sr., the vice president's father and former United States senator from Tennessee.
Publications:
The Assault on Reason, 2007, An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We can do about it., 2006; Joined at the Heart: The Transformation of the American Family, 2002; The Spirit of Family, 2002; From Red Tape to Results: Creating a Government That Works Better and Costs Less, 2001; Common Sense Government: Works Better and Costs Less: National Performance Review, 1998; Businesslike Government: lessons learned from America's best companies, 1997; Earth in the Balance, 1992.