Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.twt.news From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Gore to have active role in Clinton White House Date: Wed, 4 Nov 92 16:16:30 EST Message-ID: \SE A;ELECTIONS '92;GORE'S DAY \SS (WS) \HD Gore to have active role in Clinton White House \BY James W. Brosnan \CR MEMPHIS COMMERCIAL APPEAL \DT LITTLE ROCK, Ark. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Once in the White House, the Clintons and Gores will continue the campaign practice of double-dating bus trips to take the pulse of the public, says Vice President-elect Al Gore. And, while the vice president has few duties and fewer powers, Mr. Gore said he has been promised a significant role in the new administration. In an interview, Mr. Gore said he is under "no illusions about the role of the vice president." "The decisions will be made by the president. . . . But having said that, our shared understanding of teamwork and partnership will not be limited to the campaign," he said. Mr. Clinton has asked Mr. Gore to help steer his 100-days agenda through Congress and also to play a special role on environmental, health care and national security policy, the senator said. Mr. Gore said the two men and their wives plan "to continue the bus trips and town hall meetings and other efforts to stay in very close touch with the grass-roots level." "The people of this country will tell us what changes we need to make as we go along," he said. After voting in Tennessee, their home state, the Gores flew here and watched the election returns with the Clintons. While all incoming presidents promise significant policy roles for their vice presidents, in practice this most often does not work out. But it is rare that a candidate and his running mate have campaigned as closely as the Democratic ticket and that a vice presidential candidate has brought so much to the ticket. Mr. Clinton, 46, and Mr. Gore, 44, campaigned together in at least 17 states, 53 cities and 61 events. The two candidates and their wives, Hillary Clinton and Tipper Gore, launched their campaign with a successful six-day bus trip from New York to St. Louis after the Democratic convention in July. By the end of the second day, the four were spending almost all their time on one bus. "Right from the beginning the campaigns knew that at the top of the ticket, the two big guys got along, and that trickled down," said Mark Gearan, the Clinton aide assigned to Mr. Gore as campaign manager. Mr. Gore said he was somewhat surprised at the depth of the rapport. "Whenever we have been together in the past it's always been quite enjoyable. And we've shared the same dreams for the country and the same goals," Mr. Gore said. "But the depth of the communication during the campaign has really been quite extraordinary and I've really enjoyed it a lot." * Distributed by Scripps Howard. This article is copyright 1992 The Washington Times. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM