Citizen Perot: His Life and Times

Posner, Gerald

ISBN 10: 0679447318 / ISBN 13: 9780679447313

Published by Random House, NY, 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Citizen Perot: His Life and Times
• Publisher: Random House, NY
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0679447318
• ISBN 13: 9780679447313
• Binding: Hardbound
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Nr Fine

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Synopsis

The result of two years of meticulous research, and based on hundreds of new interviews and documents, Citizen Perot strips away the mythology and unmasks the real Ross Perot for the first time. This groundbreaking book discloses the inside story of how Perot made his fortune; uncovers the tremendous influence he wielded with different presidents; presents the complete saga of his rescue mission from Iran; exposes the private wars he waged against government officials and business competitors he considered corrupt; explains the secret battles that created his animosity with George Bush; and, finally, reveals what was behind Perot's unusual charges of Republican dirty tricks in the 1992 campaign.
At the heart of this investigation is Perot himself. Based in part on Perot's own unprecedented cooperation with author Gerald Posner, this book narrates a life that is rich in detail and unique for what it has attempted and accomplished. Studying Perot from his childhood to his current effort to create a third political party, Posner delivers an exhaustive inspection that cuts through years of misinformation and distortions to lay bare Perot's accumulation and use of power. In the process, it answers the perplexing question of what motivates Perot. It also shows whether he has the temperament and personality to be an effective president. Citizen Perot is an absorbing examination of a man who has become an American icon.

About the Author

Gerald Posner, a former Wall Street lawyer, is the author of Case Closed (1993), a critically acclaimed reexamination of the JFK assassination. His other books include a 1988 expose of the heroin trade (Warlords of Crime) and a 1991 collection of interviews with the children of Nazi leaders (Hitler's Children). He is also co-author of Mengele: The Complete Story, the definitive biography of Auschwitz's "Angel of Death." His novel, The Bio-Assassins, was published in 1989.

Mr. Posner's articles have appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times, The New Yorker, and U.S. News & World Report. He lives in New York City with his wife Trisha.