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Dan Quayle

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Dan Quayle
Official portrait, 1989
44th Vice President of the United States
In office
January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byGeorge H. W. Bush
Succeeded byAl Gore
United States Senator
from Indiana
In office
January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1989
Preceded byBirch Bayh
Succeeded byDan Coats
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 4th district
In office
January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1981
Preceded byEdward Roush
Succeeded byDan Coats
Personal details
Born
James Danforth Quayle

(1947-02-04) February 4, 1947 (age 77)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1972)​
Children3, including Ben
ParentsJames C. Quayle
Martha Pulliam
Relatives
EducationDePauw University (BA)
Indiana University, Indianapolis (JD)
SignatureCursive signature in ink
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1969–1975
RankSergeant
UnitIndiana Army National Guard

James Danforth Quayle (/ˈkweɪl/; born February 4, 1947) is an American retired politician who served as the 44th vice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 under President George H. W. Bush. Before becoming vice president, he was a U.S. representative for Indiana's 4th congressional district from 1977 to 1981. He was also a junior United States senator from Indiana from 1981 to 1989.

In 1988, incumbent vice president and Republican presidential nominee George H. W. Bush chose Quayle as his running mate. The Bush-Quayle ticket defeated the Democratic ticket of Dukakis-Bentsen. As vice president, Quayle made official visits to 47 countries and was appointed chairman of the National Space Council.[1][2][3][4] In 1992, Bush and Quayle was defeated by the Democratic ticket of Clinton-Gore.

In 1994, Quayle published his memoir, Standing Firm. He sought the Republican presidential nomination in 2000 but suspended his campaign early on and supported the nominee, George W. Bush. He joined Cerberus Capital Management, a private-equity firm in 1999. Since leaving office, he has remained active in the Republican Party, including making presidential endorsements in 2000, 2012, 2016, and 2020.

Early life

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Quayle was born at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital (When he was born as Methodist Hospital in 1947) in Indianapolis, Indiana.[5] His parents were Martha Corinne (née Pulliam) and James Cline Quayle. He has often[source?] been incorrectly referred to as James Danforth Quayle III. In his memoirs, he points out that his birth name was simply James Danforth Quayle. The name Quayle originates from the Isle of Man, where his great-grandfather was born.[6]

His maternal grandfather, Eugene C. Pulliam, was a rich and influential publishing magnate who founded Central Newspapers, Inc., owner of over a dozen major newspapers such as The Arizona Republic and The Indianapolis Star. James C. Quayle moved his family to Arizona in 1955 to run part of the family's publishing business. While his family was very wealthy, Quayle was less rich; his total net worth by the time of his election in 1988 was less than $1 million.[7]

Personal life

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Quayle and his wife are Presbyterians.[8] He currently lives in Paradise Valley, Arizona.

References

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  1. ↑ Lionel Van Deerlin (July 21, 2004). "The value and vitality of V.P.s". San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  2. ↑ Cite error: The named reference :2 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  3. ↑ Cite error: The named reference :3 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  4. ↑ Borowitz, Andy, Complete Knowledge of Dan Quayle Archived September 20, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, Profiles in Ignorance: How America’s Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber, Avid Reader Press, Simon and Schuster, 2022
  5. ↑ Lott, Jeremy (2008-03-11). The Warm Bucket Brigade: The Story of the American Vice Presidency. Thomas Nelson. ISBN 978-1-4185-7074-3.
  6. ↑ "Ancestry of Dan Quayle (b. 1947)". Wargs.com. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  7. ↑ Ramesh Ponnuru, No Joke: Dan Quayle runs to win, National Review, April 5, 1999. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  8. ↑ The Forerunner


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