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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr.
|name=Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr.
|image = LloydBentsen.jpg
|image=LloydBentsen.jpg
|office=69th [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]]
|office=69th [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]]
|president=[[Bill Clinton]]
|president=[[Bill Clinton]]
|predecessor2=Ralph William Yarborough
|predecessor2=Ralph William Yarborough
|successor2=Bob Krueger (interim for [[Kay Bailey Hutchison]])
|successor2=Bob Krueger (interim for [[Kay Bailey Hutchison]])
|office3=[[U.S. Representatives for Texas' 15th congressional district
|office3=[[U.S. Representative]] for Texas' 15th congressional district
|term_start3=December 4, 1948
|term_start3=December 4, 1948
|term_end3=January 3, 1955
|term_end3=January 3, 1955
[[United States Army]] Air Forces in [[World War II]] (1942-1947)<br>
[[United States Army]] Air Forces in [[World War II]] (1942-1947)<br>
Army Reserve (1950-1959)
Army Reserve (1950-1959)
}}
'''Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr.''' (February 11, 1921 – May 23, 2006) was the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] nominee for[[ Vice-President of the United States|vice president]] in the [[United States presidential election, 1988|1988 presidential election]]. Previously he served as a [[United States Senator]] from [[Texas]], and later served under President [[Bill Clinton]] as [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]]. Bentsen was involved with [[Boy Scouts of America|Scouting]] at a young age, having earned the highest rank of [[Eagle Scout]].<ref>[http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/l/lloyd_bentsen.html Lloyd Bentsen Quotes]</ref>
'''Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr.''' (February 11, 1921 – May 23, 2006) was the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] nominee for[[ Vice-President of the United States|vice president]] in the [[United States presidential election, 1988|1988 presidential election]]. Previously he served as a [[United States Senator]] from [[Texas]], and later served under President [[Bill Clinton]] as [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]]. Bentsen was involved with [[Boy Scouts of America|Scouting]] at a young age, having earned the highest rank of [[Eagle Scout]].<ref>[http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/l/lloyd_bentsen.html Lloyd Bentsen Quotes]</ref>
Bentsen was a decorated [[World War II]] combat veteran, serving in the [[United States Army]] Air Forces. He was shot down in a bomber raid and rescued.
Bentsen was a decorated [[World War II]] combat veteran, serving in the [[United States Army]] Air Forces. He was shot down in a bomber raid and rescued.
Bill Clinton in his memoir uses the condescending and disparaging language, "A pro-[[business]] Democrat who still cares for ordinary people" in reference to Bensten.<ref>''My Life'', Bill Clinton, Knopf, 2004, p. 451.</ref>
Bill Clinton in his memoir uses the condescending and disparaging language, "A pro-[[business]] Democrat who still cares for ordinary people" in reference to Bensten, who was considered moderate on economic issues but a [[liberal]] on social policy.<ref>[[Bill Clinton]], ''My Life'' ([[New York City]]: Knopf, 2004), p. 451.</ref>
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