NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former President Clinton, whose relationship with Al Gore has had a few rough patches, welcomed the success of Gore's film on global warming and praised the post-White House work of his vice president.

"I ran a partnership, not a one-man show,"Clinton said about his presidency a few minutes into a speech Thursday night."And if it hadn't been for Al Gore, a lot of those things wouldn't have happened."

Clinton was in Tennessee _ Gore's home state _ for a political rally for 2006 candidates, including Democratic Senate nominee Harold Ford Jr.

Clinton said he was"tickled"by the response worldwide to Gore's film,"An Inconvenient Truth,"a documentary that focuses on Gore's power-point presentation on the environmental dangers of global warming.

"I called him the other day and told him:'You know Hillary and I went to see your movie at our local theater. The first time, we couldn't get in, it was full,'"he said."We had to just walk away and walk on home."

They saw the film a week later, Bill Clinton said.

"It's heartwarming to see him continue to make such a positive difference in the world, and I know you're all very proud of him,"he said to loud cheers from the partisan crowd."And you should be."

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Clinton's involvement with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky created problems with Gore and the 2000 Democratic presidential nominee's choice of Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., to be his running mate was seen as a way for Gore to distance himself from Clinton's controversies.

Lieberman was the first prominent Democratic lawmaker to openly criticize the Clinton's conduct with Lewinsky.

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