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On This Day: “Senator, You’re No Jack Kennedy”

By Tamahome Jenkins · October 5, 2009

Lloyd Bentsen Dan Quayle 1988 Vice Presidential DebateThis famous quote comes from the 1988 Vice Presidential debate between Dan Quayle and Lloyd Bentsen. Quayle, responding to critics about his experience, drew a comparison between John F. Kennedy’s age and his own. Bentsen’s response is classic:

“Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy, I knew Jack Kennedy, Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you’re no Jack Kennedy.”

The video of the Quayle-Bentsen exchange is embedded below:

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