Perot’s Push:

ID: 2886 ~ Source:

Flanders, Henry J. Interviewed by David Bruce Stricklin. April 25, 1989, in Waco, TX. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Waco, TX. Access full interview here.
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Flanders notes his belief that Ross Perot’s speech at the local Rotary Club motivated the formation of a local delegation. His efforts to form local coalitions inspired Flanders and others, and they followed Perot’s lead to advocate on behalf of POWs.

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