Mary Elizabeth Gore (née Aitcheson) (born August 19, 1948), commonly known as Tipper Gore, is an author, photographer, former Second Lady of the United States, and the wife of Al Gore. She is also well known for her active role in the Parents Music Resource Center and voicing strong opinions for the labelling of record covers of releases featuring profane language, especially in the heavy metal and rap genres.
Born Mary Elizabeth Aitcheson in Was...
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Mary Elizabeth Gore (née Aitcheson) (born August 19, 1948), commonly known as Tipper Gore, is an author, photographer, former Second Lady of the United States, and the wife of Al Gore. She is also well known for her active role in the Parents Music Resource Center and voicing strong opinions for the labelling of record covers of releases featuring profane language, especially in the heavy metal and rap genres.
Born Mary Elizabeth Aitcheson in Washington, D.C., she is the daughter of John "Jack" Kenneth Aitcheson Jr., a plumbing-supply entrepreneur, and his first wife Margaret Ann Carlson Odom (who lost her first husband during World War II). Gore grew up in Arlington, Virginia. Her parents divorced and she was raised by her mother and grandmother. Her nickname, Tipper, derives from the lullaby "Tippy, Tippy, Tin"., originally sung in the 1940 Our Gang short All About Hash by child actress Janet Burston.
She attended St. Agnes (now St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School), a private Episcopal...
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