Nashville now and then: Young Al's big decision

tom.wood@nashvillepost.com (E. Thomas Wood) — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:49:00 CST

Eight leap-days ago, a surprise retirement announcement opened the way for Gore to begin his political career. (Audio of interview with the late Sen. Albert Gore Sr. included.)
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Al Gore, boy reporter

Thu, 17 Sep 1992 00:00:00 CST

Victory for the Clinton-Gore ticket would place a Watergate-era investigative reporter within a heartbeat of the presidency. In his brief career at The Tennessean, Al Gore not only helped to clean up a corrupt local government, but also revived his political aspirations, which had been shattered by a tour of duty in Vietnam and the election defeat of his father.
[As published in the Nashville Scene, September 17, 1992]