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I spend a great deal of time with the President. We have a very close, personal, loyal relationship. I'm not, as they say, a potted plant in these meetings.

Dan Quayle

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Dan Quayle
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: February 4
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Former Vice President Of The United States
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Vice President Of The United States
Indianapolis
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James Danforth Quayle
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