‘Nominee Quayle Running and Proud to Be Here, SIR!’
Sen. Dan Quayle today poked fun at the controversy over his entry into the National Guard during the Vietnam War by introducing himself to party leaders in mock military fashion as if addressing a superior.
Quayle, 41, who appeared with George Bush at a Republican National Committee meeting the morning after the GOP national convention unamimously ratified him as the vice presidential nominee, said jokingly that he had learned how to introduce himself on the campaign trail.
Then Quayle snapped to attention, and in loud, staccato-like military diction, said: “I stand at attention. Name: Dan Quayle. Serial number 303-50-4096. Indiana National Guard. Six years and proud of it.” The audience laughed and cheered.
Quayle then praised presidential nominee Bush, and the two men headed out on the campaign trail, traveling first to Indiana, Quayle’s home state.
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