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Democratic National Convention: Gore Closes Convention with Speech of a Lifetime

Aired August 18, 2000 - 10:01 a.m. ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: In Los Angeles this morning the reviews are coming in for the Democratic Party's big production here. The curtain closed on the convention last night after Al Gore took the stage and his bid to go from understudy to possibly unstoppable, if the Democrats have it their way.

Kate Snow on the road with us here in Los Angeles. She is with us live now for a look at last night's closing session.

Kate, good morning.

KATE SNOW, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Daryn.

Those reviews coming in mostly favorable, at least from the delegates here at the Stables Center in Los Angeles, many delegates saying that Gore found just the right mix between politics and personality. The crowd lingered, as a matter of fact, for a matter of about 45 minutes after Gore spoke.

They crowded down onto the convention floor, as he went up on stage with his wife Tipper Gore, with his running mate Joseph Lieberman, along with his wife Hadassah Lieberman.

They all celebrated up on stage as the delegates partied and then continued their parties into the night, I might add.

Tipper Gore, earlier, introduced Al Gore, her husband, with a very personal family photo show. It was an attempt to introduce voters to the lighter side of Al Gore, Tipper Gore narrating over these photos, talking about their vacations together, Gore's decision to serve in Vietnam, the prom they went to together, the birth of their first child.

Later, Gore acknowledge that he can sometimes be a little too serious in his speeches, but he said, the presidency isn't a popularity contest.

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VICE PRES. AL GORE (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: There are big choices ahead, and our whole future is at stake. And I do have strong beliefs about it. If you entrust me with the presidency, I know I won't always be the most exciting politician, but I pledge to you tonight I will work for you everyday, and I will never let you down.

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SNOW: Gore spent much of his speech, 51 minutes long, talking about the issues. He talked about confronting global terrorism. He talked about free trade, the need for that. He described fighting for priorities and fighting against big polluters when he was in Congress.

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GORE: Our children should not have to draw the breath of life in cities awash in pollution. When they come in from playing on a hot summer afternoon, every child in America, anywhere in America, ought to be able to turn on the faucet and get a glass of safe, clean drinking water.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

SNOW: Now, Gore made several promises last night at his speech, one of them about campaign finance reform, saying, the first bill, if he's elected, that he would send to Congress would be about soft money and campaign finance reform. He also pledged that he would provide health insurance to all children by the year 2004. And on another medical note, he talked about increasing, doubling the amount of funding out there for medical research to find cures, he said, not only for cancer, but also for diabetes and for HIV and AIDS.

Kate Snow, CNN live, Los Angeles.

KAGAN: Kate, thank you very much.

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