James Danforth Quayle : Dan Quayle
Dan Quayle
James Danforth Quayle (born February 4, 1947), better known as Dan Quayle, was the 44th Vice President of the United States under George H. W. Bush (1989-1993).
Quayle was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He graduated from DePauw University in 1969 with a B.A. degree in political science. He was then elected in 1976 to the House of Representatives at age 29. At age 30, he was elected to the Senate. As Vice President he made visits to 47 countries and chaired the President's Council on Competitiveness and the National Space Council[?].
He was widely ridiculed in the media and by many of the general public as a mental lightweight and was prone to verbal gaffes. Most famous was his correcting a student's spelling of potato as "potatoe". When this story is related, it is usually not mentioned that Quayle was relying on a spelling bee card on which the word had been misspelled by the teacher although admittedly Quayle should have picked that up.
External links
- Dan Quayle Vice Presidential Museum (http://www.quaylemuseum.org/)
In no pastime are the customs and
young lady or gentleman of fashion who contemplates an afternoon
various niceties of the etiquette of this ancient and honorable
always take pains to let his employer win. This is sometimes
obstacles can be overcome. On the first tee, for instance, after
two times, has managed to drive a distance of some forty-nine
miss the ball completely THREE times, and then drive forty-eight
eyes tightly and rising up sharply on both toes just before
employer every "putt" which is within twenty feet of the hole. If
misses, the young man should take care to miss his own.
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