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The 44th US Vice President, Dan Quayle (J. Danforth Quayle) was famously unable to spell the word "potato" while appearing at a school spelling bee in 1992. Quayle relied on an erroneous flash card prepared by his staff, and prompted a confused sixth-grader to spell the word "potatoe." (In one interview afterward, the student referred to Quayle as "an idiot.")
Quayle was Vice President under the 41st President, George H.W. Bush, from January 20, 1989 to January 20, 1993. During the Bush and Quayle reelection campaign in 1992, the eventual winning vice presidential candidate, Al Gore, had made a similar gaffe by referring to a "leopard that had changed its stripes."
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Did Dan Quayle misspell tomato in a spelling bee while he was vice president?
No it was potato, which he spelled "potatoe."
What is the president's position within the executive branch?
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What happens if the President dies or is disabled?
If the President dies (or is permanently incapacitated), the Vice President succeeds to the Presidency for the remainder of the President's term. If there is sufficient time involved, a new Vice President will be nominated to serve the Vice President's term. If the President is alive but temporarily incapacitated, there is a complicated procedure for allowing the Vice President to act as Acting President temporarily, as spelled out in the 25th Amendment to the US Constitution. The amendment considers the cases where the President voluntarily yields his powers or when he does not, as well as the process of returning the powers to the President if he recovers.
Who is the second ranking member of the executive branch?
Vice President
How is the vice-president elected?
The vice president is selected by the canidates and if they win the vice president they chose becomes vice president.
