An interview with H. Ross Perot - Herbert W Armstrong - March 1974

Herbert W Armstrong

Henry Ross Perot was born on June 27, 1930, in Texarkana, Texas, the son of an East Texas horse trader and cotton broker. He was commissioned an ensign after graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1953. After working as a salesman for IBM for five years, Perot founded Electronic Data Systems Corporation and became eminently successful. He has also controlled DuPont Walston, Inc., the second largest brokerage firm in the United States. He expresses his views about life, success, and society in this remarkable personal interview. QUESTION - Plain Truth: How did you get your start in business? ANSWER - Perot: I have no formal business education. The only business training I had was in my father's office as a child from the time I as 12. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library