Gore graduated from Harvard and served two years as an Army journalist in Vietnam. Upon his return to the United States, he attended the Divinity School for a while, and then was hired as a reporter for the Nashville Tennessean.
In 1976, he ran for Congress, beginning the political career that landed him in the vice presidency in 1992.
Gore has returned to Harvard more than a dozen times since he graduated, although not always in a political role.
Two daughters, Karenna Gore Schiff '95 and Kristin Gore '99, are also graduates. One, Sarah L. Gore '01, is an undergraduate.
Without fanfare and with little overt security, Gore helped his daughters move in and attended Freshman Parent's Weekend.
Gore knew the shortcuts around campus and knew the best places to eat in the Square--after all, he is familiar with the territory.