Perot News Conference

Independent presidential candidate Ross Perot held a news conference featuring members of his campaign staff and elaborated on his reasons for leaving the presidential race in July 1992. Over the weekend, the CBS news program 60 Minutes carried a story on Mr. Perot’s allegations of dirty tricks on the part of the Republicans, which he said caused him to withdraw from the race to protect his daughter, a target of the dirty tricks. In the news conference, Mr. Perot angrily responded to questions on the allegations from a roomful of journalists. He also discussed other incidents during his career in which the media failed to report threats against his life. close