Yet, back at school in the fall, Mr. Gore and most of his friends continued to shy away from various protest groups.

Mr. Gore continued to make forays into the state.

Mr. Gore will continue to teach at colleges and work on a book on family, with his wife, Tipper.

Mr. Gore will continue to emphasize debt reduction.

Mr. Gore continued: "I don't want to put too bright a face on it.

"I am proudly pro-choice and he knows it," Mr. Gore continued.

Mr. Gore, she says, will continue the economic expansion that is helping make cars safer.

But Mr. Gore continued to make his straight-laced image a constant theme until the spring.

Mr. Gore continued to hold any vice-presidential decision close to the vest.