Al Gore
As the 2000 Democratic Presidential candidate, Gore lost the race to George W. Bush. But since then, his popularity has skyrocketed as he focuses on the main issue that stirs his conscience: global warming.
After serving in both the House of Representatives and the Senate for Tennessee, Gore became Bill Clinton's Vice President. Lately Gore has concentrated on his career as a businessman and an environmentalist. He is president of Current TV and a director on the board of Apple, Inc., among other positions. His 2006 documentary An Inconvenient Truth won an Academy Award for its discussion of global warming and climate change.
Gore grew up sharing time between Washington D.C. and Tennessee. He graduated from Harvard with honors and enlisted in the army during the Vietnam War, which he opposed but felt compelled to serve in. He married Mary Elizabeth Aitcheson in 1970, and the couple has four children.
- Draft Gore
A grassroots campaign to convince Gore to run for President in 2008.
- An Inconvenient Truth
All about the climate crisis, the film, current news and how you can help.
- Gore in Time Magazine
Gore was named one of the People Who Shape Our World by Time Magazine in 2006. Find out why.
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