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- Born: December 23, 1923The New York Times: James Stockdale, Perot's Running Mate in '92, Dies at 81 (July 6, 2005)
- Died: July 5, 2005The New York Times: James Stockdale, Perot's Running Mate in '92, Dies at 81 (July 6, 2005)
- Alma Mater: Naval Academy, Class of 1947The New York Times: James Stockdale, Perot's Running Mate in '92, Dies at 81 (July 6, 2005)
- Ran for Vice-President of the United States in 1992 on Reform Party ticketThe New York Times: James Stockdale, Perot's Running Mate in '92, Dies at 81 (July 6, 2005)
- Expert in Greek philosophyThe New York Times: James Stockdale, Perot's Running Mate in '92, Dies at 81 (July 6, 2005)
- Shot down over Vietnam on September 9, 1965The New York Times: James Stockdale, Perot's Running Mate in '92, Dies at 81 (July 6, 2005)
- Spent seven and a half years in prison campThe New York Times: James Stockdale, Perot's Running Mate in '92, Dies at 81 (July 6, 2005)
- Received 26 combat awardsThe New York Times: James Stockdale, Perot's Running Mate in '92, Dies at 81 (July 6, 2005)
- Received Congressional Medal of Honor in 1976The New York Times: James Stockdale, Perot's Running Mate in '92, Dies at 81 (July 6, 2005)
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Admiral James B. Stockdale was Ross Perot's running mate in the 1992 presidential election. Stockdale appeared in the vice-presidential debate that year with Dan Quayle and Al Gore. Stockdale's most memorable line from the debate was when he asked, rhetorically, "Who am I? Why am I here?" Many viewers also remember how Stockdale fidgeted with his hearing aide during the course of the contest. Many pundits blame Perot's subsequent decline in the polls to Stockdale's performance in the debateThe New York Times: James Stockdale, Perot's Running Mate in '92, Dies at 81 (July 6, 2005).
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Military Career
Stockdale was shot down over Vietnam on September 9, 1965 and spent the next seven and a half years in a prison camp. He spent four years in solitary confinement and was forced to wear leg irons for two years. In 1969, Stockdale attempted to slit his wrists using shards of glass from a broken window, but his captors revived him. In 1976, Stockdale received the Congressional Medal of Honor and entered a life of academia. Stockdale died in 2005.The New York Times: James Stockdale, Perot's Running Mate in '92, Dies at 81 (July 6, 2005)
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Visiting day brings a worn copy of "The Enchiridion", given to #34 by Admiral James B. Stockdale before he died. Palpable truths are within.
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