The Texas businessman ran for president to fix the system, and lost, but his run for the presidency resulted in the US electing Bill Clinton instead of Bush Sr...
Ann Althouse links to a Dallas news article about his computer software company EDS which resulted in him becoming a millionaire: but it was his common sense and care for others that made him famous:
Perot became a multimillionaire when he took EDS public in 1968. In a 2018 interview, Perot Jr. described the family's dinner the night before the company's IPO. "Dad said, 'Now tomorrow, we're going to take EDS public, and a lot of people are going to write about the money that we have. But remember, none of this is important. The only thing that's important is our family and how we take care and respect our family.'
the article describes his fight with GM over it's bad business practises, and he was such a thorn in their side that they bought him out.
His efforts to help the families of the American POWs in VietNam that made him beloved of the VietNam vet community.
but it was his rescue of his employees from an dangerous Iran in the midst of a revolution that impressed many more.
Another raid (paid for by the CIA and helped out by Hollywood) also rescued Americans at risk for being held hostage back then, and that film "ARGO" won an academy award, but this rescue was done by ordinary Texans rescuing their own... as the saying goes: You don't mess with Texas.
The book about the rescue (internet archive link) was made into a TV miniseries. which is not available on line thanks to the copyright cops, but the company has this film about the story:
His efforts to help the families of the American POWs in VietNam that made him beloved of the VietNam vet community.
but it was his rescue of his employees from an dangerous Iran in the midst of a revolution that impressed many more.
Perot assembled the commando team of seven EDS employee volunteers, trained and led by Arthur "Bull" Simons, that freed Paul Chiapparone and Bill Gaylord from Tehran's Qasr Prison. Perot personally oversaw the mission, flying to Tehran during the planning phase and greeting the rescued employees and raiders when they arrived in Istanbul.
Another raid (paid for by the CIA and helped out by Hollywood) also rescued Americans at risk for being held hostage back then, and that film "ARGO" won an academy award, but this rescue was done by ordinary Texans rescuing their own... as the saying goes: You don't mess with Texas.
The book about the rescue (internet archive link) was made into a TV miniseries. which is not available on line thanks to the copyright cops, but the company has this film about the story:
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