Al Gore Al Gore For the Senior Al Gore see Albert Gore Sr.
Albert Arnold Gore Jr born March is a former American politician and current businessman who served as the Vice President of the United States from to He ran for President in following Bill Clinton's two four year terms but was narrowly defeated by the Republican candidate George W Bush in a bitterly contested election that included multiple recounts and a Supreme Court decision that effectively decided the election in favor of Bush While Gore received the most popular votes the states Bush won gave him a majority in the U S Electoral College and Bush was elected President The election remains one of the most divisive and controversial topics in recent American politics.
Gore currently serves as President of the American televison channel Current and Chairman of Generation Investment Management sits on the board of directors of Apple Computer and serves as an unofficial advisor to Google's senior management Although speculation about a possible presidential run in still continues he has repeatedly stated that he does not plan to return to politics.
 Early and personal life. Family.Gore was born in Washington DC to Albert A Gore Sr and Pauline LaFon Gore Since his father was a veteran Democratic senator from Tennessee Al Gore Jr divided his childhood between Washington DC and Carthage Tennessee.
During the school year the younger Gore lived in a hotel in Washington where he attended the Sheridan School and later the elite St Albans School during summer vacations he lived in Carthage where he worked on the Gore family farm.
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In Gore enrolled at Harvard College where he majored in government His roommate in Dunster House was actor Tommy Lee Jones Gore graduated from Harvard in June of with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
In Gore married Mary Elizabeth Aitcheson Tipper Gore whom he had first met many years before at his high school senior prom St Albans School in Washington DC They have four children Karenna born August married to Drew Schiff Kristin born June Sarah born January and Al III born October The Gores also have two grandchildren Wyatt born July and Anna Schiff.
The Gores now reside in Nashville Tennessee USA and own a small farm near Carthage Tennessee The family attends New Salem Missionary Baptist Church in Carthage.
Vietnam War service
Vietnam and journalism
Although opposed to the Vietnam war on August Gore enrolled in the army to participate in the Vietnam War effort After completing training as a military journalist Gore shipped to Vietnam in early He served as an Army war correspondent until May of that year slightly less than two years after he enlisted.
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After returning from Vietnam Gore spent five years as a reporter for the Tennessean a newspaper headquartered in Nashville Tennessee During this time Gore also attended Vanderbilt Divinity School and Law School although he did not complete a degree at either choosing instead to run for an open seat in Tennessee's Congressional District Gore's mother was a member of Vanderbilt Law School's first class to accept women.
 Military service.
Gore served as a field reporter in Vietnam for five months.
Gore served in the Army from August to May The chronology of his military service is as follows. August Enlisted at the Newark New Jersey recruiting office. August to October weeks of basic training at Fort Dix New Jersey
 Late October to December Fort Rucker Alabama on the job occupational training at the Army Flier newspaper. January to May field reporter in Vietnam part of the Engineer Brigade stationed primarily at Bien Hoa Air Base near Saigon. May Discharged after granting of routine early discharge request as part of general troop reductions.