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Al Gore

Al Gore is a former Vice President of the United States, serving as the 45th holder of that office from 1993 to 2001. He is best known internationally for his work on climate change, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 jointly with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Before his vice presidency, he served in the United States House of Representatives and the Senate, and he was the Democratic Party's nominee for president in the 2000 election. Earlier in his career he served in the United States Army from 1969 to 1971, including in Vietnam, and worked as an investigative reporter for the Nashville Tennessean from 1971 to 1976. He received a bachelor's degree in government from Harvard University in 1969 and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 3 May 2024.

Country: United States
Field: Politics
Leaning: Not assessed
Fact checks: 1

Fact checks

Unverified · October 5, 2026
“The planet has not yet reached a CO₂ concentration of 500 parts per million because renewable energy generation has reduced the rate of increase in atmospheric CO₂.”

Record

Controversy · December 1, 2000
2000 presidential election dispute
The 2000 U.S. presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore involved a Florida vote recount that was ended by the Supreme Court on 12 December 2000. Al Gore won the national popular vote. [2]

Affiliations

Democratic Party
The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. Al Gore was its nominee for president in the 2000 election and has been affiliated with the party throughout his political career. [3]
United States federal government
Al Gore served as the 45th Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001, acting as an advisor to President Clinton, a Cabinet member, President of the U.S. Senate, and a member of the National Security Council. [4]
United States Army
Al Gore served in the United States Army from 1969 to 1971, including service in Vietnam. [5]
Nashville Tennessean
Al Gore worked as an investigative reporter for the Nashville Tennessean from 1971 to 1976. [5]

Sources

[1]archive.nytimes.com
[2]constitutioncenter.org
[3]presidency.ucsb.edu
[4]clintonwhitehouse3.archives.gov
[5]bioguide.congress.gov
[6]Photo: Unknown photographer Unknown photographer / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

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