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Ross Perot: Crashing The Parties (Part One)
For the fortieth installment of “50 Weeks That Shaped America” we go to 1992, when Texas billionaire Ross Perot crashed the presidential election contest. We talk about how Perot got his money, why he jumped into politics — and why a short Texan with big ears, a folksy charm, and lots of charts managed to captivate the nation.
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