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James Danforth Quayle - the Right Man for the Job? James Danforth Quayle The Right Man for the Job? Kenny Burke H102 12/8/05 James Danforth Quayle The Right Man
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James Danforth Quayle
The Right Man for the Job?
Kenny Burke
H102
12/8/05
James Danforth Quayle
The Right Man for the Job?
Potato, P O T A T O, Potato. No I am sorry, Potato is spelled Potatoe! Those were the infamous words that rung out in Trenton, New Jersey at an elementary school spelling bee. This incident was arguably the most memorable and lasting image of Vice President Dan Quayle's political career. Comedians, commentators, and all branches of the media had a field day with this comment as well as many other comments from the Indianapolis, Indiana native.
But how did this young and ambitious politician get to this point? This question has been brought up by political analysts for years and as long as there is a historical record of his controversial term as Vice President, there will be people who question, was he the right man for the job?
Dan Quayle was born into a wealthy family. His grandfather owned several newspapers including the Arizona Republic and the Indianapolis Star. Quayle's father moved his family to Arizona so that he could run a branch of the publishing empire. Dan lived most of his childhood years in Arizona, but would later move back to Indiana for his secondary education, and for his collegiate education. 1
He received a B.A. in political science from DePauw University in Indiana. After graduation, he went to serve in the Indiana National Guard. This move, would eventually come back to haunt Quayle as some critics would claim that he was a draft dodger in the time of the Viet Nam conflict. While he was in the guard, he received his Juris Doctor
1. Fenno 1989. The Making of a Senator Dan Quayle. (79-81)
degree from Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis. He was 27 when he finished law school, and began practicing law with his wife, Marilyn, in Huntington, Indiana.2
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