As if Gore did not have enough going on Wednesday, he and his wife, Tipper, hosted a Christmas party beginning at 6 p.m. They will have four more parties in the next week. Among the invited guests was the rock musician Jon Bon Jovi, who entertained at Gore campaign events, said Camille Johnston, Tipper Gore's communications director. Darden is planning to attend Friday's party. There may be a certain tinge of sadness, but at the same time, when you're in the area of public service, this is part of it.
Someone always has to lose a political campaign.
In these settings, Darden said, people see a side of Gore that is at odds with the stiff image that became a staple of late night monologues. The Gores bade goodbye to the last of their guests around 8 p.m. Shortly thereafter, the vice president set out in his motorcade for the Old Executive Office Building. Because of the holiday parties, Gore aides decided to use the vice president's ceremonial office for his speech. There, next door to the White House, where he hoped to move in next month, Gore conceded. This material shall not be published or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.