Ross Perot
Henry Ross Perot was an American businessman, politician, and philanthropist. He was the founder and chief executive officer of Electronic Data Systems and Perot Systems. He ran an independent campaign in the 1992 U.S.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Texarkana
- Educated at
- United States Naval AcademyTexarkana CollegeTexas High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Raoul Wallenberg Award🏆 Distinguished Eagle Scout Award🏆 Horatio Alger Award🏆 honorary doctor of the University of Miami
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Trending topics shown first"If I'm poor and you're rich, and I can get you to defend me that's good. But when the tables get turned, I would do my share. Right now we spend about 300$ Billion dollars a year on defense, Japanese …"
"We have got to stop sending jobs overseas. It's pretty simple: If you're paying $12, $13, $14 an hour for factory workers and you can move your factory South of the border, pay a dollar an hour for la…"
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Timeline
1930
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Died
Death
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