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| Quayle was born in ], ]. He was elected in ] to the ] at age 29. At age 30, he was elected to the ]. As Vice President he made visits to 47 countries and chaired the President's Council on Competitiveness and the ]. | Quayle was born in ], ]. He was elected in ] to the ] at age 29. At age 30, he was elected to the ]. As Vice President he made visits to 47 countries and chaired the President's Council on Competitiveness and the ]. | ||
| He was widely ridiculed in the media 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.) | 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.) | ||
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James Danforth Quayle (born February 4, 1947), better known as Dan Quayle, was the 44th Vice President of the United States under George Bush (1989-1993).
Quayle was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was 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.)