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James Stockdale, Perot Running Mate, Dies
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Jul 05, 2005 07:37pm |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Wednesday, July 6, 2005 01:35:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | AP article on Yahoo.com
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"Retired Vice Adm. James Stockdale, a former prisoner of war and
Ross Perot's running mate in 1992, has died, the Navy announced Tuesday. He was 81.
The Navy did not provide a cause of death but said he was suffering from
Alzheimer's disease. He died at his home in Coronado, Calif.
In the 1992 presidential election, Stockdale became independent candidate Perot's vice presidential running mate, initially as a stand-in on the ticket but later as the candidate.
Stockdale gave a stumbling performance in the nationally televised vice-presidential debate against
Dan Quayle and
Al Gore and later said he didn't feel comfortable in the public eye.
During the debate, he commented on an exchange between Quayle and Gore:
"I think America is seeing right now the reason this nation is in gridlock. The trickle-downs and the tax-and-spends, or whatever you want to call them, are at swords point." |
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