| − | While serving in the Senate, introduced the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991, signed December 9, 1991. Directed the President to implement the National High-Performance Computing Program, instrumental in the development of the Internet and the National Research and Education Network .<ref> http://www.congress.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d102:SN00272:@@@L&summ2=m& </ref> <ref> http://www.computerhistory.org/internet_history/internet_history_90s.shtml </ref> | + | While serving in the Senate, introduced the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991, signed December 9, 1991. Directed the President to implement the National High-Performance Computing Program, instrumental in the development of the Internet and the National Research and Education Network.<ref> http://www.congress.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d102:SN00272:@@@L&summ2=m& </ref> <ref> http://www.computerhistory.org/internet_history/internet_history_90s.shtml </ref> |
| | In the [[United States presidential election, 1992|1992 presidential election]], Democratic nominee [[Bill Clinton]] selected Gore as his running mate. They won the election, and Gore was sworn in as Vice President on January 20, 1993. Clinton and Gore were elected to a second term in [[United States presidential election, 1996|1996]]. | | In the [[United States presidential election, 1992|1992 presidential election]], Democratic nominee [[Bill Clinton]] selected Gore as his running mate. They won the election, and Gore was sworn in as Vice President on January 20, 1993. Clinton and Gore were elected to a second term in [[United States presidential election, 1996|1996]]. |
| − | As is traditional for Vice Presidents, Gore was nominated as the [[Democratic]] candidate in the [[United States presidential election, 2000|2000 presidential election]]. He lost to [[George W. Bush]] in the [[Electoral College]] after a close vote, in which Gore received more popular votes than Bush, but fewer electoral votes. Gore contested the results in Florida. On December 13, 2000, after an extensive court battle ([[Bush v. Gore]]), Gore accepted Bush's election to the presidency.<ref>Leip, David. "2000 Presidential General Election Results." David Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. 2005. 18 Mar. 2007 <http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=2000>.</ref>. | + | As is traditional for Vice Presidents, Gore was nominated as the [[Democratic]] candidate in the [[United States presidential election, 2000|2000 presidential election]]. He lost to [[George W. Bush]] in the [[Electoral College]] after a close vote, in which Gore received more popular votes than Bush, but fewer electoral votes. Gore contested the results in Florida. On December 13, 2000, after an extensive court battle ([[Bush v. Gore]]), Gore accepted Bush's election to the presidency.<ref>Leip, David. "2000 Presidential General Election Results." David Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. 2005. 18 Mar. 2007 <http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=2000>.</ref> |