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Albert Arnold Gore (December 26, 1907 – December 5, 1998) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Tennessee from 1953 to 1971. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a U.S. representative from the state's 4th congressional district from 1939 to 1953.
Al Gore Sr. and Estes Kefauver of Tennessee; Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson of Texas; The following Democratic Representatives from the former Confederate states also did not sign: 16 of 21 Democrats from Texas, including Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn and future Speaker Jim Wright; 1 of 7 Democrats from Tennessee; 3 of 11 Democrats ...
Senator Robert Byrd was a Kleagle, a Klan recruiter, in his 20s and 30s. Robert C. Byrd (D), the U.S. senator for West Virginia, a recruiter for the Klan while in his 20s and 30s, rising to the title of Kleagle and Exalted Cyclops of his local chapter. After leaving the group, Byrd spoke in favor of the Klan during his early political career.
Al Gore 1984 campaign poster. Although the Senate election coincided with the landslide re-election of President Reagan, who carried Tennessee by a wide margin, this time his victory did not have any coattails, as it did in 1980, and Democrats picked up three Republican seats.
George W. Bush and Al Gore vie for the 2000 presidential election as shown in The Knoxville News-Sentinel on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2000. Gore conceded on Dec. 13, a day after the U.S. Supreme Court ...
In this September 7, 1993, photo, President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore present a report on increasing government efficiency as part of Clinton's charge of "reinventing government."
This is a complete list of all people who previously served in the United States Senate. As of December 2024 [update] , a total of 2,006 persons have served in the senate (including those currently serving).
When the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) late Sunday afternoon, it was the first time the body had ever passed any significant measures to address climate change.