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"Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy" was a remark made during the 1988 United States vice presidential debate by Democratic nominee Senator Lloyd Bentsen to Republican nominee Senator Dan Quayle in response to Quayle's mentioning the name of John F. Kennedy, the Democratic 35th president of the United States, whom Bentsen knew from their time as ...
May 23, 2006 · Lloyd Bentsen will be remembered for his interchange with Dan Quayle in their vice-presidential debate in 1988, in which Quayle, a Republican senator, compared himself to President Kennedy....
Oct 4, 2016 · ‘Senator, you’re no Jack Kennedy’ almost didn’t happen. How it became the biggest VP debate moment in history. In 1988, Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Lloyd Bentsen,...
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Jun 9, 2011 · During a 1988 debate, Sen. Lloyd Bentsen shot back at opponent Dan Quayle about a comparison between Quayle and JFK. 00:20 - Source: KTVK. Stories worth watching 16 videos. 1988: Bentsen:...
Senator Lloyd Bentsen famously told Senator Dan Quayle that he was "no Jack Kennedy," in a 1988 debate. Director of Virginia Center for Politics Dr. Larry Sabato, author of "Landslide:...
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Sep 23, 2016 · 1988 VP Debate Flashback: ‘Senator, You’re No Jack Kennedy’. When Senator Dan Quayle compares his congressional experience to that of JFK, Senator Lloyd Bentsen responds. Sept. 23,...
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During the 1988 vice presidential debate, Quayle responded to a question about his purported inexperience by comparing his time in office up to that point to that of John F. Kennedy, leading Bentsen to famously castigate Quayle: " Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy ."
