Hillary Clinton knows how hard it is to be first lady. She and Tipper Gore became good friends during the 1992 campaign. But I think it's not fair to compare any of us to any of our predecessors or successors, because each of us comes into the White House wanting to do the best we can for our country, for our family, for the contribution we can make. It's a subject that makes Mrs. Gore uncomfortable. Very, very close friends and partners.
Somebody has a friend or a colleague at work who had a personal problem.
You support, you stand by, you forgive that friend. I don't think it serves any purpose to do that. Friends stick with friends through thick and thin. With the thick of the campaign ahead, Mrs. Gore is staking her ground as her husband's strongest defender. For instance, she states strongly as he is not stiff and robotic, as he is often portrayed.