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<html> <head> <title>Al Gore</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css"> <!-- .fotmbar { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none} .fotmbar:hover { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: underline} .newslink { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .newslink:hover { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .proflink { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .proflink:hover { color: blue; text-decoration: underline} .b1f, .b2f, .b3f, .b4f {font-size:1px; overflow:hidden; display:block;} .b1f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 5px;} .b2f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 3px;} .b3f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 2px;} .b4f {height:2px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 1px;} .contentf {background: #e6e6e6; padding: 2px; } .contentf div {margin-left: 5px;} --> </style></head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This is a beta version of NNDB</font></b></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> <nobr>Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </font></b></nobr></form></td> </tr> </table> <!-- COPYRIGHT (C) 2008 SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS --> <!-- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED --> <!-- NO PART OF THIS WEBSITE MAY BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION --> <!-- OF SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS (ON THE WEB, IN PRINT, OR OTHERWISE) --> <!-- --> <!-- SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS --> <!-- PO BOX 4436, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94040 USA --> </td></tr><tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr><map name=fool><area coords="102,0,240,14" href="/people/499/000023430/bibliography/" alt="bibliography"></map><tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0 style="padding: 0px 15px 15px 15px;"><img src="/red-profile-2.gif" align="right" height=15 width=240 border=0 usemap=#fool><br clear="all"><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0><font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Al Gore</b></font><p><img src="gore50.jpg" height=290 width=228 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="Al Gore"><b>AKA</b> Albert Arnold Gore, Jr.<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/608/000106290/" class=proflink>31-Mar</a>-<a href="/lists/947/000105632/" class=proflink>1948</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> <a href="/geo/761/000069554/" class=proflink>Washington, DC</a><br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Religion:</b> <a href="/lists/871/000071658/" class=proflink>Baptist</a><br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> Politician<br><b>Party Affiliation:</b> Democratic<p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> US Vice President under Clinton<p><b>Military service:</b> US Army (1969-71)<p>It is often falsely stated that Al Gore took credit for inventing the Internet. He did claim credit for the "initiative in creating the Internet", which is an unfortunate choice of words and arguably an overstatement, but Gore did play a key role in funding the early commercial Internet.<font size=-1><a href="#FN1">[1]</a></font><p><hr width=25% size=1 align=left><a name="FN1"><font size=-1>[1] From the transcript of his interview with <a href="/people/171/000024099/">Wolf Blitzer</a>, <i>CNN Late Edition</i>, 9 March 1999: "During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet. I took the initiative in moving forward a whole range of initiatives that have proven to be important to our country's economic growth and environmental protection, improvements in our educational system." Al Gore's term in Congress was 1977 to 1985. ARPANET, predecessor to the Internet, started in 1969, and the word "Internet" entered the network argot roughly around 1974, referring to an interconnection of disparate networks. It was not until 1983 that the TCP protocol replaced the earlier NCP protocol, and the Internet remained the province of government and research until 1988, when the introduction of commercial interests brought the network into full flower. It is in this key period that Gore deserves credit. The false claim of "invention" was made by other individuals, never by Gore. </font><p><b>Father:</b> <a href="/people/854/000159377/">Albert Gore, Sr.</a> (US Senator, d. 5-Dec-1998)<br><b>Mother:</b> Pauline Lafon (d. 15-Dec-2004)<br><b>Sister:</b> Nancy (d. 1984, lung cancer)<br><b>Wife:</b> <a href="/people/914/000024842/">Tipper Gore</a> (m. 19-May-1970, sep. 2010, three daughters, one son)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Karenna Gore Schiff (b. 6-Aug-1973)<br><b>Daughter:</b> <a href="/people/850/000159373/">Kristin Gore</a> (b. 5-Jun-1977)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Sarah (b. 7-Jan-1979)<br><b>Son:</b> <a href="/people/772/000159295/">Al Gore III</a> (b. 19-Oct-1982)<br><p> High School: <a href="/edu/260/000087996/">St. Albans School, Washington, DC (1965)</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/473/000068269/">BA Government, Harvard University (1969)</a><br> Theological: <a href="/edu/646/000068442/">School of Divinity, Vanderbilt University (attended 1971-72, dropped out)</a><br> Law School: <a href="/edu/646/000068442/">Vanderbilt University (attended 1974-76, dropped out)</a><br><p> <a href="/gov/537/000042411/">US Vice President</a> (1993-2001 under <a href="/people/427/000026349/">Bill Clinton</a>)<br> <a href="/gov/255/000052099/">US Senator, Tennessee</a> (1985-93)<br> <a href="/gov/305/000052149/">US Congressman, Tennessee</a> (1977-85)<br> <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> 2007 Special Emmy for "interactive television services", for Current TV<br> <a href="/honors/211/000068007/">Nobel Peace Prize</a> 2007<br> Member of the Board of <a href="/company/697/000042571/">Apple</a> (2003-)<br> <a href="/company/683/000167182/">Current TV</a> Founder and Chairman (2005-)<br> <a href="/company/069/000043937/">Google</a> Senior Adviser<br> <a href="/company/841/000120481/">Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers</a> Partner<br> <a href="/org/447/000041324/">4-H Club</a> <br> <a href="/org/379/000167875/">Al Franken for Senate</a> <br> <a href="/org/811/000055646/">American Academy of Arts and Sciences</a> <br> <a href="/org/517/000042391/">American Legion</a> <br> <a href="/org/685/000168181/">Dean for America</a> <br> <a href="/org/497/000042371/">Farm Bureau</a> <br> <a href="/org/874/000356803/">Friends for Harry Reid</a> <br> <a href="/org/839/000041716/">Jaycees</a> <br> <a href="/org/805/000167304/">John Kerry for President</a> <br> <a href="/org/674/000051521/">MoveOn.org</a> <br> <a href="/org/400/000052244/">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a> <br> <a href="/org/575/000117224/">World Resources Institute</a> Board Member<br> <a href="/org/221/000165723/">World Technology Network</a> <br> <a href="/media/818/000080578/">The Nashville Tennessean</a> <br> <a href="/event/806/000140386/">Draft Deferment: Vietnam</a> (enlisted anyway)<br> <a href="/event/635/000363543/">Traveled to the USSR</a> Dec-1993<br> <a href="/lists/050/000140627/">Secret Service Codename</a> Sawhorse, Sundance<br> <a href="/group/269/000093987/">New Democrat Movement</a> Democratic Leadership Council<br> <a href="/group/414/000179874/">Funeral: Ronald Reagan (2004)</a> <br> <a href="/group/559/000206938/">Funeral: Ted Kennedy (2009)</a> <br> <a href="/group/949/000276121/">Funeral: Steve Jobs (2011)</a> <br> <a href="/lists/975/000164483/">Huguenot Ancestry</a> <br> Risk Factors: <a href="/lists/778/000064586/">Smoking</a>, <a href="/lists/352/000083103/">Marijuana</a>, <a href="/lists/779/000064587/">Obesity</a><br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/733/000404518/">Won't You Be My Neighbor? (19-Jan-2018)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/548/000404333/">Before the Flood (9-Sep-2016)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/758/000385600/">Ethos (10-Feb-2011)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/142/000204527/">Futurama: Bender's Big Score (27-Nov-2007)</a> · Himself <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[VOICE]</font><br> <a href="/films/583/000117232/">An Inconvenient Truth (24-Jan-2006)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/588/000085333/">Tanner on Tanner (5-Oct-2004)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/336/000119976/">Last Party 2000 (2-Nov-2001)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/668/000088404/">Doomsday Gun (23-Jul-1994)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/169/000067965/">The War Room (14-Sep-1993)</a> · Himself<br><p> <b>Official Website:</b><br><a href="http://www.algore.com/" target=_blank>http://www.algore.com/</a><p> <b>Rotten Library Page:</b><br><a href="http://www.rotten.com/library/bio/usa/al-gore/">Al Gore</a><p> <b>Author of books:</b><br> <i>Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit</i> (<tt>1993</tt>, nonfiction)<br><i>Common Sense Government: Works Better and Costs Less</i> (<tt>1995</tt>, nonfiction)<br><i>An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It</i> (<tt>2006</tt>, nonfiction)<br><i>The Assault on Reason</i> (<tt>2007</tt>, current affairs)<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=23430"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=23430">Al Gore</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=23430" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>