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Lloyd Bentsen Dies at 85

HeadlineMay 24, 2006

And former US senator and Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen has died at the age of 85. In 1988, Bentsen ran for Vice President on the ticket of Democratic Presidential candidate Michael Dukakis. He is best known for his remarks during a debate with then-Republican nominee Dan Quayle after Quayle compared himself to John F. Kennedy.

  • Lloyd Bentsen, debating Dan Quayle, October 5 1988: “Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy. I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you are no Jack Kennedy.”
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