Ross Perot was an influential American billionaire businessman and political figure who founded Electronic Data Systems and ran a historic independent presidential campaign in 1992. Capturing nearly 19 percent of the popular vote, he galvanized public discontent against establishment politics by aggressively targeting the national debt, opposing the overseas export of jobs, and challenging the ratification of NAFTA, reshaping modern American elections.
Timeline
Category
Element
Year
Ross Perot
1930
Birth of Ross Perot (Period: June 27, 1930, Location: Texarkana, Texas, United States)
1940
Texas High School (Age: 9 years old, Period: 1940s–1947, Location: Texarkana, Texas, United States)
1943
Becoming an Eagle Scout (Age: 12 years old, Period: Around 1943, Location: Texarkana, Texas, United States)
1947
Texarkana College (Age: 16 years old, Period: Around 1947, Location: Texarkana, Texas, United States)
Texarkana Junior College (Age: 16 years old, Period: 1947–Around 1949, Location: Texarkana, Texas, United States)
1949
United States Naval Academy (Age: 18 years old, Period: 1949, Location: Annapolis, Maryland, United States)
1950
Korean War (Age: 19 years old, Period: 1950–1953, Location: Korean Peninsula)
1953
Enlistment and Retirement from the U.S. Navy (Age: 22 years old, Period: 1953–1957, Location: U.S. Navy, Pacific Region)
Graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy and Naval Service (Age: 22 years old, Period: 1953–1957, Location: Annapolis, Maryland, United States; U.S. Navy Ships)
1955
Vietnam War and the Issue of American Prisoners of War and Missing in Action (Age: 24 years old, Period: 1955–1975 (Perot's Support Activities Began in 1969), Location: Vietnam, United States)
Vietnam War and the Issue of American Prisoners of War and Missing Servicemen (Age: 24 years old, Period: 1955–1975 (Perot's Support Activities Began in 1969), Location: Vietnam, Southeast Asia)
1956
Marriage (Ross Perot, Margot Birmingham, Age: 26 years old, Period: September 15, 1956, Location: United States)
1957
Employment as an IBM Sales Representative (Age: 26 years old, Period: 1957–1962, Location: Dallas, Texas, United States)
Joining IBM (Age: 26 years old, Period: 1957, Location: Dallas, Texas, United States)
1962
Founding of Electronic Data Systems (EDS, Age: 31 years old, Period: 1962, Location: Dallas, Texas, United States)
Founding of Electronic Data Systems (EDS, Age: 32 years old, Period: June 27, 1962, Location: Dallas, Texas, United States)
Participation in the Texas Select Committee on Education Reform (Age: 52 years old, Period: 1983–1984, Location: Texas, United States)
1984
Acquisition of EDS by General Motors (Age: 53 years old, Period: 1984–1986, Location: Detroit, Michigan, United States)
Sale of EDS to General Motors (Age: 53 years old, Period: 1984, Location: Detroit, Michigan, United States)
1988
Founding of Perot Systems (Age: 57 years old, Period: 1988, Location: Plano, Texas, United States)
1990
Gulf War (Age: 60 years old, Period: August 1990–February 1991, Location: Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Persian Gulf Region)
1991
Post-Gulf War Health Problems among Veterans (Age: 60 years old, Period: Since 1991, Location: United States, Gulf Region)
1992
Political Activities as an Independent and Presidential Campaign (Age: 61 years old, Period: 1992–1995, Location: Throughout the United States)
Candidacy in the 1992 United States Presidential Election (Age: 61 years old, Period: February 20–November 3, 1992, Location: Throughout the United States; Campaign Headquarters in Dallas, Texas)
Temporary Withdrawal and Re-entry into the Presidential Race (Age: 62 years old, Period: July–October 1992, Location: United States)
1995
Establishment and Formation of the Reform Party (Age: 64 years old, Period: 1995, Location: Throughout the United States)
1996
Effective Retirement from Political Activities (Age: 65 years old, Period: Since 1996, Location: United States)
Candidacy in the 1996 United States Presidential Election (Age: 65 years old, Period: 1996, Location: Throughout the United States)
Ending Presidential Campaigns and Continuing Political Activities (Age: 65 years old, Period: Since 1996, Location: Throughout the United States)
Nomination as Reform Party Presidential Candidate (Age: 65 years old, Period: 1996, Location: Throughout the United States)
2000
Support for Republican Candidates and Political Activities (Age: 69 years old, Period: 2000–2019, Location: Throughout the United States)
2009
Sale of Perot Systems to Dell (Age: 78 years old, Period: 2009, Location: Plano, Texas, United States; Round Rock, Texas, Where Dell Headquarters Is Located)
2019
Death of Ross Perot (Age: 89 years old, Period: July 9, 2019, Location: Dallas, Texas, United States)
Death from Leukemia (Age: 89 years old, Period: July 9, 2019, Location: Dallas, Texas, United States)
Death (Age: 89 years old, Period: July 9, 2019, Location: Dallas, Texas, United States)
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