Correct! Erich Segal, the author of "Love Story", has confirmed that he used Al and his roommate, actor Tommy Lee Jones, as models for the novel's leading male character. However, Segal says that he did not use Tipper as a model for the novel's leading female character. The misunderstanding sprung from a newspaper article that the Vice President read, which incorrectly stated that both Gores were used for Segal's models, as I'm sure the Vice President can explain in greater... Um... Mr. Vice President... ?