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Dan Quayle

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Vice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993

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James Danforth Quayle is an American retired politician and Indiana National Guard veteran who served as the 44th vice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 under President George H. W. Bush. S. House of Representatives from 1977 to 1981 and in the Senate from 1981 to 1989.

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Dan Quayle
said · Sep 5, 2008
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I had a good political career, and I have a good business career. I didn't get the brass ring, but I did very well.

Interview with Cathleen Decker (5 September 2008) "Before Sarah Palin, the GOP had Dan Quayle", Los Angeles Times

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Dan Quayle
said · Sep 1, 1992
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He went to the finest of private schools, and I am a public school graduate. Given the poor state of public schools it is obvious why everybody makes all those jokes about me.

About Al Gore, (Newsweek, September 1, 1992)

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Dan Quayle
said · Jun 15, 1992
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You’re close, but you left a little something off. The 'e' on the end.

Luis Muñoz Rivera Elementary School in Trenton, New Jersey (June 15, 1992), correcting student William Figueroa on his spelling of "potato."

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James Danforth Quayle is an American retired politician and Indiana National Guard veteran who served as the 44th vice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 under President George H. W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party, Quayle represented Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 to 1981 and in the Senate from 1981 to 1989.

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Born 1947 · age 79
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