Like other women of the time, Abigail lacked formal education, but curiosity spurred her keen intelligence, and she read avidly the books at hand. Reading created a bond between her and the young John Adams and they were married in 1764.
A native of Tennessee, Al Gore served as vice president of the United States under President Bill Clinton from 1992 to 2000, after a long tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. He lost a presidential bid to George W. Bush in 2000.
Vice President Al Gore. Vice President Al Gore was born on March 31, 1948, in Carthage, Tennessee. Fresh out of Harvard University in 1969 with a degree in government, he enlisted in the Army to serve in the Vietnam War.