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Jul 14, 2019 ross perot, left, and ken follett, author of on wings of eagles, at eds headquarters in 1983, stand with a portrait of arthur bull simons, who led the raid that freed two eds hostages from a. In 1962 he founded electronic data systems eds, one of the first computer data service companies. Ken follett was asked by ross perot, via his agent, if he would write this tale of the rescue of two of perots employees imprisoned in. The text is hosted by the site of the organization he created that year united we stand america, as saved by the internet. And you can breathe a sigh of relief weve got all the resources you need to plan your perfect steam day. Discount prices on books by ross perot, including titles like operations of the congress. His key policy stances included balancing the federal budget, opposing gun control, ending the. Ross perot was born henry ray perot on june 27, 1930 in texarkana, texas. Quotations related to ross perot at wikiquote united we stand, h. In 1957 he resigned his commission and became a salesman for ibm. Scroll through memorable quotes and view the books that ross perot authored or contributed to, and those that memorialized his actions. The man behind the myth by ken gross 1992, paperback at the best online. Reviews perots political views and urges americans to continue to monitor government and demand results from all candidates and officeholders former library book. He retired as ceo in 2000 and was succeeded by his son, ross perot jr.
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Ross perot, selfmade billionaire and presidential candidate, dead at 89. While in his teens, perot changed his middle name from ray to ross to honor his father. In 2008 perot spoke out against john mccain as presidential candidate. The obituary was featured in legacy on july 9, 2019, new york times on july 10, 2019, the washington post on july 10, 2019, and greensburg. Reviews perot s political views and urges americans to continue to monitor government and demand results from all candidates and officeholders former library book. On wings of eagles is a 1983 nonfiction thriller written by british author ken follett. Jul 09, 2019 ross perot, the selfmade billionaire from texas who launched two unsuccessful presidential bids, has died. Ross perots operation was intended to rescue two of his electronic data systems eds employees. A funeral home in texarkana, texas is offering folks a chance to send their condolences to the family of the late ross perot. Ross perot, in full henry ross perot, born june 27, 1930, texarkana, texas, u. Perot went on to establish another computerservices company, perot systems corp.
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