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.
Al Gore served as vice president from 1992-2000. As vice president, Gore took up a mission of environmental activism and advocacy. He was a lead delegate in the âEarth Summit,â in 1992 and a major force in the Kyoto Protocol in 1997.