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His full salary. vice president dan quayle had some real responsibilities, but he may best be remembered for this ill-fated spelling lesson. >> potato. >> reporter: at the 1992 debate, ross perot's running mate may have unwittingly spoke for all v.p.s. >> who am i? why am i here? >> reporter: recently vice presidents have become more important. dick cheney so powerful that some actually thought he was pulling the strings in the oval office. >> and i am as thrilled as is medically prudent for me to be, having been elected your new vice president. >> reporter: but powerful or not, the v.p. is st...

>> abc's jonathan karl shows us some of the funniest moments from debate's past. >> reporter: ah, the vice presidency. two v.p.s ended up on mt. rushmore, and more than a dozen eventually became president. let's be candid. the office of vice president has usually been the rodney dangerfield of american politics. >> no respect. >> reporter: look at the tv show "veep." julia louis-dreyfus playing a v.p. with almost nothing to do. it's not a new phenomenon, the very first veep, dramatized on "john adams" put it best all. >> i am vice president, yes. and in this i am nothing. but i may be everythi...