Father Driven by Conscience, Gore Recalls
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NASHVILLE — Mixing humor with reverence, Vice President Al Gore eulogized his father on Tuesday as a politician driven by conscience who never forgot his humble upbringing and always tried to help others.
Gore kept the audience laughing with stories about former U.S. Sen. Albert Gore Sr. during his nearly half-hour tribute to “the greatest man I ever knew in my life.”
The elder Gore, who served seven terms in the U.S. House and three in the Senate, was three weeks shy of his 91st birthday when he died Saturday at his farm miles east of Nashville.
President Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton were among the mourners.
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