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Tipper Gore

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August 19, 1948 in Washington, D.C., The United States

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Mary Elizabeth Aitcheson Gore, known as Tipper Gore, is the wife of former Vice President Al Gore and was the "Second Lady of the United States" from 1993 until 2001.

In 1985, she co-founded the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) with Susan Baker, wife of then United States Secretary of the Treasury James Baker, because Tipper heard her then 11-year-old daughter playing "Darling Nikki" by Prince. According to an article by NPR, Gore went "before Congress to urge warning labels for records marketed to children." A number of individuals including Dee Snider of Twisted Sister[, John Denver, Joey Ramone and Frank Zappa criticized the group, claiming that this was a form of censorship. Gore argued against the censorship claim by stating that "I...more

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Books by Tipper Gore

Average rating: 3.76 · 93 ratings · 15 reviews · 6 distinct works

	Raising PG Kids in an X-Rated Society 2.68 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1987 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Picture This: A Visual Diary 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Women Photographers at National Geographic by Cathy Newman, Tipper Gore 4.13 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Spirit of Family by Al Gore, Tipper Gore 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Joined at the Heart: The Transformation of the American Family by Albert R. Gore, Tipper Gore 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2003	My rating:
	Joined at the Heart: The Transformation of the American Family by Al Gore, Tipper Gore 3.71 avg rating — 21 ratings — 3 editions	My rating: