A trailblazer in the computer services industry, he founded Electronic Data Systems Corp. in 1962 and a quarter century later, Perot Systems Corp. This tech record has led to Perot being called the Bill Gates of the 1960s.
Perot ran an independent presidential campaign in 1992, as well as a third party presidential campaign in 1996 that led to the establishment of the Reform Party. Though both bids were unsuccessful, they wound up being some of the strongest presidential showings ever by a candidate not of a major political party.
A dedicated patriot and philanthropist, Perot went to the office even after nearly dying of a leukemia secondary infection, according to his family. Here are some of his most famous quotes from his time in business and politics:
