Elbow Rubbing

THE CLUBHOUSE Whether you call it a revolving door, musical chairs or politics as usual, the comings and goings of the board of directors at Electronic Data Systems Corp. proves partisanship runs only so deep.

--Ross Perot founds EDS in 1962, sells it to GM in 1984, resigns from its board in 1986

--Perot announces run for presidency (February 1992), taking on Bill Clinton and President George H.W. Bush, whose Secretary of Defense is Richard Cheney and whose Secretary of State is James Baker III

--Due in part to votes won by Perot, Bush loses to Clinton/Gore (November 1992)

--Baker and...

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