40 Facts About Dan Quayle

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Dan Quayle married Marilyn Tucker in 1972 and obtained his JD degree from the Indiana University Robert H McKinney School of Law in 1974.

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Dan Quayle declined to run for president in 1996 because of phlebitis.

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Dan Quayle sought the Republican presidential nomination in 2000, but withdrew his campaign early on and supported the eventual nominee, George W Bush.

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Dan Quayle joined Cerberus Capital Management, a private equity firm, in 1999.

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Since leaving office, Dan Quayle has remained active in the Republican Party, including making several presidential endorsements in 2000,2012, and 2016.

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Dan Quayle was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Martha Corinne and James Cline Dan Quayle.

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Dan Quayle has sometimes been incorrectly referred to as James Danforth Quayle III.

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8.

Dan Quayle's maternal grandfather, Eugene C Pulliam, was a wealthy and influential publishing magnate who founded Central Newspapers, Inc.

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James C Quayle moved his family to Arizona in 1955 to run a branch of the family's publishing empire.

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In 1970, while serving in the Guard, Quayle enrolled at Indiana University Robert H McKinney School of Law.

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Dan Quayle was admitted under a program for students who could demonstrate "special factors" as his grades did not meet the regular admission standards.

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Dan Quayle became an investigator for the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Indiana Attorney General in July 1971.

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In 1986, Quayle was criticized for championing the cause of Daniel Anthony Manion, a candidate for a federal appellate judgeship, who was in law school one year ahead of Quayle.

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Bush chose Dan Quayle to be his running mate in the 1988 United States presidential election.

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Dan Quayle seemed at times rattled and at other times uncertain or evasive as he responded to questions.

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Delegates to the convention generally blamed television and newspapers for the focus on Quayle's problems, but Bush's staff said they thought Quayle had mishandled the questions about his military record, leaving questions dangling.

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On May 19,1992, Dan Quayle gave a speech titled Reflections on Urban America to the Commonwealth Club of California on the subject of the Los Angeles riots.

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On June 15,1992, Dan Quayle altered 12-year-old student William Figueroa's correct spelling of "potato" to "potatoe" at the Munoz Rivera Elementary School spelling bee in Trenton, New Jersey.

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Dan Quayle was the subject of widespread ridicule for his error.

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Dan Quayle said he was uncomfortable with the version he gave, but did so because he decided to trust the school's incorrect written materials instead of his own judgment.

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Dan Quayle faced off against Gore and Stockdale in the vice presidential debate on October 13,1992.

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Dan Quayle attempted to avoid the one-sided outcome of his debate with Bentsen four years earlier by staying on the offensive.

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Dan Quayle criticized Gore's book Earth in the Balance with specific page references, though his claims were subsequently criticized by the liberal group FAIR for inaccuracy.

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In 1993, Dan Quayle became the trustee of the Hudson Institute.

25.

Dan Quayle authored a 1994 memoir, Standing Firm, which became a bestseller.

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26.

Dan Quayle later published his third book Worth Fighting For, in 1999.

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Dan Quayle considered but decided against running for governor of Indiana in 1996, and decided against running for the 1996 Republican presidential nomination, citing health problems related to phlebitis.

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In 1997 and 1998, Dan Quayle was a "distinguished visiting professor of international studies" at the Thunderbird School of Global Management.

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Dan Quayle finished eighth in the August 1999 Ames Straw Poll.

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Dan Quayle withdrew from the race the next month and supported Bush.

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Dan Quayle, then working as an investment banker in Phoenix, was mentioned as a candidate for governor of Arizona before the 2002 election, but declined to run.

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On January 31,2011, Dan Quayle wrote a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to commute Jonathan Pollard's sentence.

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In December 2011, Dan Quayle endorsed Mitt Romney for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.

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Dan Quayle is an Honorary Trustee Emeritus of the Hudson Institute and president of Dan Quayle and Associates.

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Dan Quayle is a director of Aozora Bank, based in Tokyo, Japan.

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Dan Quayle has been on the boards of directors of other companies, including K2 Sports, AmTran Inc.

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Dan Quayle attended President Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20,2021.

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Dan Quayle speaking at a "Politics on the Rocks" event in Scottsdale, Arizona, in 2012.

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In 1999, Dan Quayle joined Cerberus Capital Management, a multibillion-dollar private-equity firm, where he serves as chair of the company's Global Investments division.

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Benjamin Dan Quayle served in the US House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013, representing Arizona's 3rd congressional district.