Dan Quayle
Dan Quayle served as the 44th Vice President of the United States under President George H. W. Bush.
Fast Facts
- Full name: James Danforth Quayle
- Birth date: February 4, 1947
- Spouse: Marilyn Quayle
- Children: Tucker, Benjamin and Corinne
- Resides in Paradise Valley, Arizona1
- 1969: Graduated from DePauw University
- 1974: Graduated from Indiana University Law School
- 1989-1993: Served as U.S. Vice President under George H. W. Bush
- 1981-1989: Served as State Senator for Indiana
- 1977-1981: Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Currently works as chairman of Cerberus Capital Management
Dancing with the Stars Rumors
On July 28, 2008, various gossip blogs reported that Dan Quayle was on the "short list" for the upcoming season of Dancing with the Stars. Representatives of Mr. Quayle would not comment on the rumors but production staff from DWTS confirmed the reports. The new cast will be officially announced in August 2008.2
The Potato Incident
While campaigning in June of 1992, Dan Quayle was a guest at a spelling bee in Trenton, New Jersey. After a student correctly spelled "potato," Quayle told him that there should be an "e" at the end. In his memoir Standing Firm, Quayle wrote that the incident "was more than a gaffe. It was a 'defining moment' of the worst imaginable kind. I can't overstate how discouraging and exasperating the whole event was."3
Bibliography
- Worth Fighting For (1999)
- The American Family: Discovering The Values That Make Us Strong (1996)
- Standing Firm: A Vice-Presidential Memoir (1994)
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