Perot, Ross, 1930-2019
Variant namesRoss Perot was born June 27, 1930 in Texarkana, TX. He entered the United States Naval Academy in 1949 and left the Navy in 1957. After a successful position with IBM, Perot founded Electronic Data Systems (EDS) in Dallas, TX in 1962. EDS went public in 1968, and General Motors bought a controlling interest in EDS for $2.4 billion in 1984. The same year, Perot's Perot Foundation bought a very early copy of Magna Carta and lent it to the National Archives in Washington, D.C. In 2007, the foundation sold it to David Rubenstein, managing director of The Carlyle Group; it remains on display at the National Archives.
As a presidential candidate,Perot is also one of the most successful third party candidates. In 1992 he ran for President as an independent earning 18.9% of the popular vote. In 1995, he founded the Reform Party and won their presidential nomination for the 1996 United States presidential election.
Perot died on July 9, 2019 in Dallas, TX from leukemia.
Archival Resources
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| referencedIn | Photographs Related to Agency Mission and Activities, 1970 - 2003 | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | Alabama. Elections and Registration Division. Perot petitions, 1992. | Alabama Department of Archives and History | |
| creatorOf | Perot, H. Ross, 1930-. Miscellaneous papers. | Jacksonville University, Carl S. Swisher Library | |
| referencedIn | Whiting, Indiana: Generational Memory, 1991-1993 | Indiana University, Bloomington. Center for the Study of History and Memory | |
| referencedIn | Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Records, 1965-1994, (bulk 1978-1985) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Photographs Documenting National Archives Program Activities, Ceremonies, and Observances, 1979 - 1993 | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations (Nixon Administration). 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations. 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Executive Office Building tape number 327 | Richard Nixon Library | |
| referencedIn | Records of the American National Red Cross. 1881 - 2008. Reserve Files | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | H. Ross Perot Political Collection Unprocessed mss. 2007-7., 1992-2003 | Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library | |
| referencedIn | Seals, Woodrow, 1917-1990. Judge Woodrow Seals Papers, 1941-1990 [Part 1] | Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Libary | |
| referencedIn | Seals, Woodrow, 1917-1990. Judge Woodrow Seals Papers, 1941-1990 [Part 2] | Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Libary | |
| referencedIn | Political posters, 1992. | State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives | |
| referencedIn | Biography -- Perot, H. Ross. | Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library | |
| creatorOf | Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.). Collection, 1992. | Washington University in St. Louis, . | |
| creatorOf | Perot, H. Ross, 1930-. H. Ross Perot : commercials , 1992-1996. | University of Oklahoma, Political Community Archives | |
| referencedIn | Squires, James D., 1943-. James D. Squires Papers, 1955-2004. | Vanderbilt University Library, Jean and Alexander Heard Library | |
| referencedIn | Alexander P. Butterfield's Files, 1969 - 1973 | Richard Nixon Library | |
| referencedIn | Douglas Menuez photography collection, 1986-2006 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Ross Perot collection, 1992-1995. | NHAIS, NH Automated Information System | |
| referencedIn | Michel, Don, 1931-. Don Michel papers : Southern Illinois Citizens for Perot, 1992-1993. | Southern Illinois University, Morris Library | |
| referencedIn | Gergen, David R. (David Richmond), 1942-. David R. Gergen Papers, 1964-1999 (bulk 1971-1992). | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
| referencedIn | September 1994 (#4050) | Gerald R. Ford Library | |
| referencedIn | Jesse Herrera Photograph Collection AR 90-219, 93-233, 2000-23; 2011-398. | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History | |
| referencedIn | Doug MacGregor Papers, 1952-2005, 1976-2004 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 1921 - 2008. News Photographs | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | Múzquiz, Virginia, 1925-2002. Oral history interview with Virginia Múzquiz, 1996 [videorecording]. | University of Texas at Arlington, Central Library | |
| referencedIn | Political ephemera, 1992-1994. | State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives | |
| referencedIn | Sam Ragan Papers, 1948-1996 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| referencedIn | Menuez, Doug. Douglas Menuez photography collection, circa 1986-2006. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | W. Edwards Deming Papers, 1795-1994, (bulk 1930-1993) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | October 1995 (#4063) | Gerald R. Ford Library |
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Death 2019-07-09
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