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  • 2022-09-15 (xsd:date)
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  • Were Tommy Lee Jones and Al Gore College Roommates? (en)
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  • It's true that film actor Tommy Lee Jones and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore were roommates in college. Gore, a leading climate activist and a former Democratic presidential candidate in the 2000 U.S. presidential election, first met Jones on the campus of Harvard College in 1965. Jones has won awards for his roles in numerous films, perhaps most notably his best supporting actor Oscar for the 1994 film The Fugitive, which starred Harrison Ford in the leading role. In 1992, Democrat Bill Clinton was elected to his first presidential term. Gore was his running mate. Prior to Election Day, The Associated Press ran a story headlined, Tipper Gore: A One-Time Motorcycle Mamma. The article told the story of the days when the two roommates would cause a bit of trouble and make a run from the police: While serving as Clinton's vice president for two terms, Gore set his sights on the presidency. In 2000, he won the Democratic primary for president. At the time, multiple newspapers published the fact that Jones and Gore were roommates during their time at Harvard College. That August, Jones spoke briefly about his friend in front of a crowd at the Democratic National Convention, calling Gore one of his closest friends. The speech in Los Angeles began like this: Jones' speech continued with various remembrances about his former college roommate, including a moment when he said of Gore, Al is the closest thing I've had to a brother. The full video of Jones' speech is available on C-SPAN.com: (en)
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