Tipper Gore - Biography

Last Editor: shashank_awasthi				Tipper Gore Biography -   Name : Tipper Gore Profession : Singer Birth Details : born August 19, 1948

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She met her future husband, Al Gore, at his high school senior prom (St. Albans School in Washington, D.C.) and they were soon dating. When Gore went north to attend Harvard University, Tipper followed, attending Garland Junior College and later Boston University. Mrs. Gore received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Boston University in 1970 and her Master's degree in Psychology from George Peabody College (which later merged into Vanderbilt University) in 1975. Mrs. Gore worked as a newspaper photographer for the Nashville Tennessean until her husband was elected to US Congress in 1976. In 1984, she co-founded the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) because she heard her 12 year-old daughter playing "Darling Nikki" by Prince. Critics of the PMRC, including Jello Biafra and Frank Zappa, have accused the PMRC of conducting public and under-the-table censorship campaigns against various recording artists and have pointed out the PMRC's ties to the American religious right. In 2000, Tipper Gore began to make public appearances as a "mental health" advocate. She has been criticised by human rights organizations for her ambiguous stance towards involuntary psychiatric treatment, including forced drugging and commitment of people labelled mentally ill. In 2002, Tipper was urged by her supporters to run for the vacant U.S. Senate seat her husband once held in Tennessee, which was being vacated by Fred Dalton Thompson. However Tipper declined the offer stating it was not the right thing for her at that time. Al Gore with wife, Tipper, along with their children. The Gores are known for being strong on family. In 2002, she and her husband Al wrote two books on family values and the transformed American family: Joined at the Heart and Spirit of Family. The Gores also hold an annual conference in Nashville that bring together families and those who work with them to talk and design better ways to strengthen family life in America. At the center of Family Re-Union is the belief that programs and guidelines should respond to the needs of families and communities, and should build on their strengths. Al and Tipper Gore now reside in Nashville, TN. They have four children: Karenna Gore Schiff (August 6, 1973), Kristin (June 5, 1977), Sarah (January 7, 1979) and Albert III (October 19, 1982). They also have two grandchildren (via Karenna): Anna and Wyatt. Tipper Gore is mentioned in the songs 'Shelter Me' by Cinderella, 'IfwhiteAmericatoldthetruthforonedayitsworldwouldfallapart' by Manic Street Preachers, 'KKK bitch' by Body Count, 'White America' by Eminem, 'Sucks' by KMFDM, 'Censorshit' by the Ramones, as well as 'Voldemort Can't Stop the Rock' by Harry and the Potters. Tipper Gore is the subject of the song "Startin' Up a Posse" by Anthrax, found on their 1993 release Attack of the Killer B's. Preceded by: Marilyn Tucker Quayle Second Lady of the United States 1993-2001 Succeeded by: Lynne Cheney