In 1992, that certainly was the rout Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton had traveled. But suddenly, there was Ross Perot. The Texas billionaire businessman jumped into the race for president in, Reading the Wikipedia article on the 1992 presidential candidacy of Ross Perot, one would get the impression that it made no difference to the outcome of the election., This article lists running mates considered by Ross Perot during his 1992 independent candidacy for President of the United States. On March 30, 1992, Perot announced that retired vice admiral James Stockdale would serve as his "interim" running mate, so that Perot could qualify for the ballot in several states., Stockdale, Ross Perot's 1992 presidential running mate who received the Medal of Honor after enduring 7 1/2 years in a North Vietnam prison, died at his home in Coronado. He was 81., This paper examines the context and legacy of the 1992 Perot presidential campaign. The traditional barriers facing modem nonmajor party candidates and the historical context of Perot's 1992 campaign will be explored by looking at the candidacies of George Wallace in 1968 and John Anderson in 1980., Ross Perot names James Stockdale, a retired Navy vice admiral, former POW and Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, as his 1992 running mate..