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  1. Jun 16, 2015 · Who knew a simple tuber could do so much damage? In 1992, Vice President Dan Quayle was visiting Rivera Elementary School in Trenton, New Jersey, and jumped in to help facilitate a spelling bee...

  2. Sep 11, 2019 · Yep. Potato. For those who don’t remember, on June 15, 1992, Dan Quayle was making a routine campaign stop, pushing then-president George H.W. Bush’s “Weed and Seed” program at a Trenton, New Jersey, middle school, when he found himself presiding over a mock spelling bee.

  3. 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.

  4. Dan Quayle's 'Potatoe' Incident1992. 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 visiting...

  5. What was the accusation? A minor mistake by Vice President Dan Quayle created a frenzy and a long-running joke that would haunt him throughout his political career. In 1992, Quayle led a spelling bee for sixth-grade students while visiting an elementary school in New Jersey.

  6. 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...

  7. 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...