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14A Monday May National a 2000 Standard-Examin- Clinton still trying to figure out legacy HAT1QI1AL POLITICS So what is Al Gore really like? - WASHINGTON President Clinton says he is still working on his legacy and hasn’t figured out exactly what he will do to earn a living once he leaves the White House next January - The Air a bit like a stage curtain: On the outer side of the threshold Al Gore is in pressed pants and hairspray Inside the man the Se"Suncret Service code-namdance” pads about in flip-floand short shorts with a briefing book or cold Heineken in hand Those who hold backstage passes to Campaign 2000 hear the question a lot: What’s Gore really like? Glimpses behind the curtain offer some surprising answers - like goofy In a receiving line of VIPs at the snowy Rochester NY airport the vice president encountered the insolent pout of Emily Forth Instead of saying hello and moving on Gore mimicked her pose - eyes narrowed lower bp stuck out - and made a game of it “I'm going to count to 10” he told the tot as nervous pilots waited to get him aboard to begin deicing “I bet I can make you smile before I get to 10” Under Gore’s playfully stem stare Emily made it to four before dissolving in a giggle Before speeches Gore regularly does an offstage shuffling dance - to loosen up he explained to aides In private he y but sings country tunes with such an exaggerated twang that he can sound like a baying hound dog A master practical joker Gore approved the wallpapering of a corridor in the New Orleans Fairmont Hotel with photocopied posters noting the resemblance between campaign press secretary Chris Lehane and TV’s Eddie Munster At other moments it’s easy to see how this famously robotic politician got his reputation In the high-tec- h control room of Covad a firm in California’s Silicon Valley Gore stood at an “X” marked in masking tape on the floor for a round robin of quickie interviews with five local TV news crews “Two-cameshoot?” he asked a pair from KRON-Chan-n4 as he expertly clipped a microphone to his tie and tucked its wire out of sight A former jour-nab- st Gore is a pro talking to cameras and can turn himself on or off as if flipping a switch Between interviews he zoned out staring into space and whistling A loud “Ahem” from Lehane roused Gore from his reverie and he was back giving KTVU-Chann2 an impas- sioned spiel on school violence In another scene in the back seat of his limousine Gore rattled off Social Security statistics and talking points against Republican presidential rival George W Bush all the while keeping an eye on the window for people to wave to At his foot was the nylon cooler bag his valet keeps at the ready with a cold soda hairbrush spray (Gore is said to be obsessed with the growing bald spot at his crown) and small bath towel Prone to profuse sweating Gore learned on New Hampshire primary night - when he nearly went on bve television with a shred of tissue pasted to his damp cheek - that terry cloth is better for toweling off It could be body heat that explains why Gore changes into running shorts even for brief flights on a plane kept so chilly that some people wrap themselves in blankets Or it could be vanity At 52 he doggedly maintains his marathon runner’s legs and wears his sweaters tucked in at the waist where they show off the fruits of traveling with an “Ab roller” a set of weights and a fit- ness book “The Pilates Body” ' Gore sucks in his stomach when he knows cameras are watching and his ramrod-straigposture - a ballerina’s envy except that his is punctuated by size ' 10 1 feet - never slips A peek at his private daily schedule reveals “attire notes” for each stop so he will never be over- - or underdressed As his motorcade headed to the Manchester NH American Legion hall the candidate had an aide radio ahead to see if veterans there were wearing their Legion hats (Gore who served five months in Vietnam as an Army reporter travels with his) The message that came back: Only a few hats "We recommend he go sans chapeau” Gore devours every word written about him and even weeks later can recite a reporter’s exact Chatting with reporters Sunday as he flew back to Washington from a weekend back home in Arkansas Clinton quoted the nation’s sixth chief executive John Quincy Adams as saying “there is nothing in life more pathetic than a former president” e The former president smiled as he said it And he noted Adams was elected to the House of Representatives after his presidency and was engaged in public life until he died in office at age 81 Clinton made clear that like Adams he intends to maintain an active useful life after his own presidency ends next Jan 20 even though he hasn’t figured out ed ps on-ke- ra el el that raised $100000 for her New -York Senate race Clinton seemed during the chat aboard Air Force One He ranged through memo- - ' ries of his life including an un- successful but absorbing turkey r hunt in Arkansas and reflections on his study of history He said he intends to live with his mother-in-laDorothy Rodham in Little Rock Ark while 1 his $123 million presidential li- brary is being built “I really like her we really get along great” he said The plan he said is to fly to New York on weekends to be with his wife at their home The Associated Press The Associated Press WASHINGTON w soon-to-b- Westchester County Clinton made clear that building his presidential library on a site near downtown Little Rock overlooking the Arkansas River will be his immediate priority But he said that while he has thought about it “a little bit” he has made no decisions on exactly what he might do to earn money once he leaves office He said he doesn’t want to do or say anything on that subject now that might conflict with his current presidential duties “I don’t want to make my final decision I’ve got to keep my powder dry” Clinton said “I have too much fun being president so I don’t want to contemplate my (future) life right now” all the details DOUG MILLSThe Associated Press HANDLING THE BAGS: Despite a fleet of aides presidential candidate Al Gore carries his grandson Wyatt’s car seat and diaper bag off Air Force Two as he follows his daughter Karenna Gore Schiff on their arrival at Andrews Air Force Base after a flight from New York in early March to be more than 12 minutes late for any occasion and longtime aides report never having heard him raise his voice He reprimands with low icy utterances and often evades ques- wording in phrases that delighted or offended him None of this is to suggest he is Despite a entirely host of aides Gore lugged his grandson’s car seat and diaper bag off the plane after a recent flight Markedly unlike President Clinton Gore considers it rude self-absorb- tions he doesn’t like by questioning his questioner -- menacing alike and One Clinton habit does show well-meani- ‘ r l ! 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