Perot managed to turn eds into a multibillion dollar corporation, becoming one of americas richest men. Ross perot has 19 books on goodreads with 693 ratings. List of books and articles about ross perot online. Ross perot, an independent candidate who earned almost 19 percent of the vote in the 1992 presidential election, is often cited as the reason mr. I had 1st read this book in jail and there was something ross perot says that i. Things were unstable in iran anyway at the time, the washington post noted. Perot went on to establish another computerservices company, perot systems corp.
Ross perot, the selfmade billionaire from texas who launched two unsuccessful presidential bids, has died. The texas billionaire learns in december 1978 that two eds executives had been arrested in iran. Ross perot and simons at a press conference following simons successful rescue of two eds employees from iran. Unable to negotiate their release, he assembles a crack commando team of. He was one of the most successful thirdparty candidates in american history. I enjoyed jurek martins obituary of ross perot independent with. Ross perot s most popular book is medal of honor h. Discount prices on books by ross perot, including titles like operations of the congress. A ross perot biopic used in the 96 presidential campaign. Ross perot, fresh from the success of his iran rescue, had taken on a new crusade. Iran has had earlier runins with the computer companys founder, h.
How ross perot launched a freelance commando raid in iran. In the annals of american politics, there have been some pretty quirky quests for the white house. On wings of eagles is the 100% true story of the rescue operation that ross perot organizes after two of his eds employees working in the iran branch are jailed. Eds efforts to free two colleagues paul chiapparone and bill gaylord from a tehran prison spawned ken follets bestselling on wings of eagles and a fivehour television miniseries. Perot also told employees that, at his company, adultery was grounds for immediate dismissal. Posing as part of the camera crew, he dropped off a piece of equipment on their behalf and wandered into the city. On wings of eagles is the thrilling novel based on the incredible reallife. In 1957 he resigned his commission and became a salesman for ibm. Perots book, published by hyperion press, also contains a number of his folksy recommendations, particularly those concerning what he views as the imperiousness of federal officials, that he. If we really want to know who is responsible for the mess were in, all we have to do is look in the mirror.
The phone rang and it was ross perot, who hasnt given an interview in years. Ross perot jr dfw is rich with entrepreneurs, tech talent. Ross perot was born henry ray perot in texarkana, texas, the son of lula may nee ray and gabriel ross perot, a commodity broker specializing in cotton contracts. The story, according to follett, is not fictionalized or a nonfiction novel. Is he a heroic businessman who risked his life to rescue two of his kidnapped workers from revolutionary iran, or a callous executive who ran roughshod over his employees and investigated the companys senior officers. Ross perot, the man in charge of eds, saw things differently. On wings of eagles book by ken follett thriftbooks. Ross perot was a successful american businessman who also stood as an independent presidential candidate in the 1992 and 1996 presidential elections. Iran had not been coming through on its part of the existing contract. The political fray the 1992 run for the presidency.
He was the founder 1962 of electronic data systems, and the companys success made him extremely wealthy. Ross perot contacted ken follett, who was paid by his publisher, to write on wings of. Set against the background of the iranian revolution, it tells the true story of. Did you know ross perot helped rescue hostages in iran. Discover librarianselected research resources on ross perot from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Sep 01, 2012 henry ross perot was an american business magnate, billionaire, philanthropist, and politician who is best known for running for president in 1992 and 1996. Ross perot, was determined to get them out by skill or by force. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Read this biography to learn more about his childhood, profile, life and timeline. Ross perot meet the contenders 16 for 16 the contenders. Bloomberg battles trump and his stopandfrisk past the daily show duration. Set against the background of the iranian revolution, it tells the true story of the rescue of paul chiapparone and bill gaylord from prison in tehran by a team of electronic data systems executives led by retired col. He is survived by his wife, his five children and their families. Jul 09, 2019 ross perot was the businessman who ran for president as an independent in 1992 and 1996, runs which may have led to the election and reelection of bill clinton.
Ross perot, the colorful, selfmade texas billionaire who rose from a childhood of depressionera poverty and twice mounted outsider campaigns for president, has died. North enlisted billionaire perot to ransom hostages the. A bestselling nonfiction book about the incident, on wings of eagles, suggests and perot often says that his rescue team instigated the storming of a prison by a mob in tehran where the men. Ahead of the raid, perot hitched a ride on an nbc plane into iran.
Ross perot rose from a childhood of depressionera poverty to become a selfmade billionaire who twice ran for president with a mixture of folksy. Ross perot, the company head, tries diplomatic approaches to get his executives released. Ross perot to put up ransom money in unsuccessful secret attempts to obtain the release of. In 1962 he founded electronic data systems eds, one of. Perot came to national attention during the iran hostage crisis iran hostage crisis, in u. Ross henry ross perot, 1930, american business executive and political leader, b. Much of our information comes from that book anyway. But some like ross perot pack more tales into a lifetime than. Privately, perot was not an admirer of fellow texan george bush, who was elected president in 1988. His patrilineal line traces back to an immigrant to french louisiana in the 1740s. Really, you couldnt make this stuff up even if you wanted. Now, as in 1992, i cant imagine a ross perot character winning a presidential election. Following his retirement from the army in 1971, bull and lou bought a pig farm in red bay, fla. This story takes place in 197879, not long this book is amazing.
Conditions in iran were rapidly deteriorating in 1978. Perots big part in an iranian adventure financial times. It is an excellent writeup of ross perots daring rescue of his employees from iran when they were arrested by the iranians during the revolution. Ross perot took the decision to rescue his employees from detention in iran prior to the collapse of the government amid the iranian revolution. How would the outcome of the 1992 election have been different if he wasnt in the race. He carried 19% of the vote in 1992 and did better than any 3rd party candidate since theodore roosevelt, but his crazy antics dropping out and dropping back in, his penchant for charts, buying infomercials to sell himself, patronizingly.
Ross perot died in july 2019 at age 89 after a short battle with leukemia. Its the kind of stuff lauded in chamber of commerce halls of fame and business schools and pep rallies for people in sales of all kinds. Perot, who won 19 percent of the vote in the 1992 presidential election, making him one of the strongest thirdparty. Remembering arthur bull simons defense media network. In 1989 the pillars of the earth was published, and has since become the authors most successful novel. In december 1978, therefore, perot decided to stop operations and withdraw his employees from the country. Back in 1974, perots company won a contract to help modernize irans bureaucracy by computerizing the governments records.
There were some interesting characters in this book. He wasnt exactly trump, but the texas billionaires 1992 run offers three warning signs for hillary clinton and one reason to hope. Perot said he had financed a mob assault that had freed two of his employees from prison in. He retired as ceo in 2000 and was succeeded by his son, ross perot jr. Ross perot s company, electronic data systems, was on the verge of fully completing a. The big one a rescue of two eds employees held in a prison in iran was the subject of a book, on wings of eagles by thriller writer ken follett, and of a miniseries by the same name. Army special forces officer with the madefortv name of col. In this factbased film, two corporate workers from texas are on a business trip to tehran when the iranian revolution erupts. Henry ross perot is an american business magnate and former politician. The cause of death was leukemia, a family spokesman said tuesday. On february 17 after 46 days in iran all of perot s eds employees and every member of his rescue team including rashid arrived at his hotel room in istanbul. Ross perot, american businessman and philanthropist who ran as an independent candidate for u. When that fails, he hires a retired army colonel to head up a rescue mission.
The overthrow of muhammad reza shah pahlevi of iran by an islamic revolutionary government earlier in the year had led to a steady. Unable to negotiate their release, he assembles a crack commando team of employees, and the two. Oct 10, 2008 ross perot founder of electronic data systems corp. Eds on wings of eagles 25th anniversary 2004 youtube. Former officials dispute perots version of iran rescue. One of the more noteable characters was bull simon. Ross perot passed away today at the age of 89, after losing the battle with leukemia. Why hillary clinton should be worried about ross perot. Aug 04, 2015 the strangest presidential campaign ever. In 1949, perot was admitted to the united states naval academy serving in several positions, including class. On wings of eagles is a 1983 nonfiction thriller written by british author ken follett. Texas billionaire ross perots nononsense challenge to the two. Born in texas in 1930, ross perot is best known as one of the most successful thirdparty presidential candidates in american history.
Henry ross perot was born on june 27, 1930, in texarkana, texas, and raised in the height of the depression. Perot quit ibm to found electronic data systems in 1962. But this was all part of an ongoing dispute between ross perot and iran regarding eds contract. Long before trump, there was ross perot fivethirtyeight. Ross perots rise from humble beginnings ross perots humble background and early career led to bold decisions later in life. Perot put together a secret commando team to get two of his employees out of iran. Ken follett is one of the worlds bestloved authors, selling more than 160 million copies of his thirty books. View ross perots fast facts at cnn and learn about the life of the.
Ross perots business success, tehran raid and presidential run. First a tornado, now a pandemic, but interabang books is a. If you really want to understand perot as a person good, bad and weird get the superb new biography citizen perot by gerald posner. Henry ross perot 19302019 has big ears, a crazy texas drawl, and twice ran for president of the united states as an independent, in 1992 and 1996.
Ross perot, for all that has been said and written about him, remains something of an enigma. Some of the nations largest companies turn to north texas to help drive their tech initiatives, perot. You and i own this country, and we are responsible for what happens to it. He was the son of lula may ray, a secretary, and gabriel ross perot, who worked in cotton contracts. There has been a miniseries and book written about the rescue in the eighties, but below i found a current interview where ross perot actually talks about particulars of the rescue. In zijn boek the red and the blue 2018 analyseert politiek journalist. This book describes the rescue from start to finish. Feb 15, 1981 iran has had earlier runins with the computer companys founder, h. This presidential candidate hatched a successful rescue mission in iran. Immediately download the ross perot summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching ross perot. The shah had stepped down, the prime minister had no ability to stop the growing political and social upheaval, and the mullahs, led by the ayatollah khomenei, were aggressively moving to seize power. The images presented of his life are often in conflict. This book is everything we aim to achieve detailed, well researched, fair, original and tough. Oct 24, 2016 the question everyone asks about ross perot is.
Ross perot was a salesman for ibm when he founded electronic data systems in 1962. The figure at the center of wall streets latest insidertrading scandal also played a key role in the daring 1979 rescue of two hostages held in iran that was orchestrated by h. Born june 27, 1930 in texarkana, texas, a small town near the arkansas line, henry ross perot came of age during the depression of the 1930s and. Jun 10, 20 view ross perots fast facts at cnn and learn about the life of the businessman and former third party presidential candidate. Folletts first bestseller was eye of the needle, a spy story set in the second world war. It worked, and author ken follett wrote a bestselling book about it that was made into a film, on eagles wings. In december 1978, therefore, perot decided to stop operations and. Ross perot biography childhood, family life, achievements. When electronic data systems was doing work for nasa, a congressman helped perot sneak his son into cape canaveral for the launch of. This is the story of how this was achieved and the risks run by not only his employees but the green beret that he hired to assist them.
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