Those warning labels are still in use today and have served as a model for labeling efforts for television and other media. I n , she authored her first book, Raising PG Kids in an X-Rated Society , which detailed her efforts to seek responsibility from the entertainment industry.
In , she published her second book, Picture This, A Visual Diary , which is a personal photographic representation of life as wife of the Vice President.
A major advocate for the homeless, she co-founded and chaired Families for the Homeless in , a non-partisan partnership of families that raises public awareness of homeless issues. She is currently working on a year retrospective of the exhibit. S he also serves as Co-Chair of "America Goes Back To School," an initiative launched by the Department of Education to work with students, parents and teachers to promote a better learning environment among our nation's children.
A lso an advocate for women, children and families on many health issues, she serves as National Spokesperson for the Back To Sleep campaign, a project of the Department of Health and Human Services and American Academy of Pediatrics which advocates back sleeping for infants to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. And she has used that passion to help make the world a better place.
Born Mary Elizabeth Aitcheson, she grew up in Arlington, Virginia, raised primarily by her mother and grandmother who were both influential and supportive of her musical interests. To this day, Gore still remembers the first time she heard the Beatles. What is this sound?! Gore and her friends at an all-girls school were so affected by the Fab Four that they decided to form their own band.
It was there right on the back of the car, so we called ourselves the Wildcats. After graduation, all the members of the Wildcats went to different schools and Gore put down the drumsticks for a while to study psychology at Boston University. It was during that era in history when popular music mixed with politics and took on an added cultural weight.
I think they helped unite people like myself, who had that view [about the Vietnam War]. He narrowly lost out to George W Bush, of course, but one of the abiding memories of the campaign was "that kiss" at the National Democratic Convention, a lingering passionate embrace that left commentators cynical and smitten in equal measure.
With their four kids and conventional looks, they were the quintessential American family. They were a striking contrast to the Clintons who, at the time of Gore's run for presidency, were mired in marital problems. Webb says that Tipper helped to soften her husband's public reputation for being stiff and, at times, pompous. Her role was largely to connect with the Bible Belt of Middle America, who viewed them as a traditional southern family.
In , the Gores jointly authored a booked called Joined at the Heart: The Transformation of the American Family, in which they included anecdotes from their own marriage to help investigate the causes of these pressures. The organization serves 50, children, youth, families and child-serving providers. Gore was interviewed by phone for this story on the condition that politics not be discussed since she was representing Voices for Children, a c 3, nonprofit organization.
It was arranged by her chief of staff, Elizabeth Spencer, who was present during the interview. Spencer is employed by the Carthage Group, a private personal business in Nashville established by Al Gore. Ann Ince succeeded Tipper Gore as president of the board when she left that position for Al Gore to run for vice president in The two women met when they worked together in Washington, D. She was at the reception in a comfortable black outfit, straight hair and was thinner.
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