In 1992, another celebrity businessman also thought of running for president.

April 3, 1992 Washington Week with The Atlantic

Premiered April 27, 2011
April 3, 1992

With talk of a celebrity businessman thinking of running for President in 2012, we take a look back at 1992, when voter discontent helped propel another business billionaire into the race against President George Bush and Democrat Bill Clinton: Ross Perot.

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