Gore had mastered Winfrey's biography. But he had also been well briefed on her sensibilities. Oprah likes redemption stories. Gore provided one. After his son was hit by a car and badly injured, Gore said, he changed his life.
Nothing goes onto the schedule until after all of the family time and personal time.
Even Oprah had trouble with this claim. Gore drowned her skepticism with a torrent of mush about his wife and kids. In a pre-taped segment that was aired on the show, Gore and his wife sat cuddling on a couch, reminiscing about their marriage. Tipper gazed at him lovingly. It was all pretty over the top, and at times hints of Gore's clinical personality poked through.