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John David Scobey Sr. (1923-2008)

Al Gore, boy reporter

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]


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