Dan Quayle
James Danforth "Dan" Quayle (1947 - present) was the Vice President under George H. W. Bush. Prior to being elected Vice President, he was a member of Congress. Quayle is a loyal conservative Republican and advocate for traditional values. Quayle was the first chairman of the National Space Council and the head of the Council on Competitiveness.
| Dan Quayle | |
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| 44th Vice-President of the United States | |
| Term of office January 20, 1989 - January 20, 1993 | |
| Political party | Republican |
| President | George H.W. Bush |
| Preceded by | George H.W. Bush |
| Succeeded by | Al Gore |
| Born | February 4, 1947 Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Spouse | Marilyn Tucker Quayle |
Repeatedly attacked in the press as soon as he was announced as the selection to be Bush's running mate, his every move was scrutinized.
As Vice President, he had a much publicized feud with Murphy Brown, who was a fictional single mother. Dan Quayle said that she was a poor role model for getting pregnant out of wedlock. His statements led to backlash from the media.
The incorrectly spelled word potatoe on a list handed him by an aide led to a humilating gaffe. [1] The liberally biased media played up Quayle's error while ignoring Gore's equally momentous gaffes: Gore referred to a leopard changing its "stripes" and misquoted the U.S. national motto as "Out of one, many" (It's actually, "Out of many, one").
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