Gore took a licking as the team's quarterback but was always graceful.
"He was a very good, natural athlete," recalls Michael D. Kapetan '69, a friend and blockmate.
Sampling Politics
In the fall of 1965, he ran for a first-year seat on the Undergraduate Council. Dressed in semi-casual clothes, Gore canvassed the dorms of the Old Yard, knocking on doors and introducing himself. Gore won the election.
The council at the time was more conservative than the rest of the campus. When, in December of 1965, Lamont Library decided to open to female undergraduates, the council protested loudly.
There are no records of Gore's involvement on the council, but friends recall that he didn't spend much time attending the meetings. His political participation, friends said, seemed to stem from a sense of obligation, and not from a personal commitment.
"He got out of campus politics. He had other issues to work out like the rest of us," Kapetan said.
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