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Jun 16, 2015 · In 1992, Vice President Dan Quayle was visiting Rivera Elementary School in Trenton, New Jersey, and jumped in to help facilitate a spelling bee. William Figueroa, age 12, was called to the...
Sep 11, 2019 · In a room filled with reporters, Quayle called 12-year-old William Figueroa to the board, prompting him to “spell potato.” Figueroa stepped up, correctly spelled potato, erased the word, and went to sit down — until the vice president stopped him, saying, “Hold on now, add a little to the end there.”
Jun 13, 2017 · June 15, 1992: Dan Quayle misspells 'potato'. During a visit to a Trenton, New Jersey, school, the former vice president told a student to add an "e" at the end of the word. June 13, 2017.
Dan Quayle's 'Potatoe' Incident – 1992. A minor slip-up by Vice President Dan Quayle hatched a frenzy and a long-running joke. Quayle led a spelling bee for sixth-grade students while...
Vice President Quayle misspells the word "potato"--chaos ensues. Witness Dan Quayle misspell "potato" on national TV, opening himself up to broad ridicule. The odd moment occurred on June 15,...
Sep 10, 2019 · The day George H.W. Bush’s Vice President, Dan Quayle, told a 12-year-old that he misspelled “potato” whilst judging a 6th-grade spelling bee. The then-Veep adamantly insisted that the word...
Former Vice President Dan Quayle Misspell's Potato. One of the most memorable gaffes during his time in office took place on June 15th 1992. He corrected a students spelling of "potato" to ...
Jun 16, 1992 · Vice President Dan Quayle puzzled elementary students during a visit to their school Monday when he misspelled the word potato during a spelling bee. A boy went to the blackboard in a...
Oct 11, 2005 · Vice President Dan Quayle puzzled elementary school students at a spelling bee he held for them during a visit Monday when he misspelled the word potato.
Jun 16, 1992 · Vice President Dan Quayle was in a pickle Tuesday over a potato, specifically over whether he can spell the humble vegetable's name as correctly as a 12-year-old.
