This story is reminiscent of the day Al and his family Gore moved into the vice=presidents digs. He decided to take a walk through the woods adjacent to his new residence.
He was gone for hours and had to be led out by a contingent of secret service. He was lost.
Of all the stories spinning around that day, I don't remember that one at all. My favorite was Hillary demanding the VP's office because of it's location and not being allowed to have it.
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I have never heard that story about Algore. Reference? I’d be inclined to dismiss it as an urban legend. Or did he perhaps go astray in Rock Creek Park. It would be possible to get turned around in Rock Creek Park north of the zoo and end up walking a lot farther than intended. This is near but not adjacent to the VP’s mansion. That said, one can’t really get lost in Rock Creek Park; keep going down and you hit Beach Drive along the creek or one of the access roads, or climb up, which will put you in a city neighborhood. I suppose you could then be “lost” in the same way you can be lost in any unfamiliar part of any city.