Former Vice President Gore was born on March 31, 1948, and is the son of the late U.S. Senator Albert Gore, Sr. and Pauline Gore. He was raised in Carthage, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C. Gore received a degree in government with honors from Harvard University in 1969. After graduation, he volunteered for enlistment in the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam. Returning to civilian life, Vice President Gore became an investigative reporter with The Tennessean …showed first 75 words of 1267 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1267 total…has worked to put more drug counselors and violence prevention coordinators in public schools. And he has championed quality after-school care, to give children safe, supervised places to go during the afternoon hours when most juvenile crime takes place.” Even though Al Gore did not win the presidency, Gore had a lot of great ideas for the improvement on the country. These were just some of his strong points on the key issues he discussed.