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On Viet Nam, Perot observes: "I want the killing stopped and the energies and creativity devoted to building America." So Perot formed an organization called United We Stand, whose guiding philosophy he describes broadly as "concern for all people." He believes that only a President can bring about peace and strongly backs Richard Nixon's plan to end the war. He would do the same for Hubert Humphrey if he were President, says Perot, who also defends the rights of dissenters. Recently, he financed Paris trips by wives of missing G.I.s in an unsuccessful effort to learn from the Hanoi delegation if their husbands are among the 1,400 prisoners believed to be in North Viet Nam.
Town Meeting. Perot is deeply concerned that many Americans do not become involved with vital problems of the country. To help change this, he is negotiating with the TV networks for hour-long discussions of national issues. The programs will have an electronic town-meeting format: 20 minutes of impartial background and 20 minutes each for two exponents of differing viewpoints. Printed ballots will appear in newspapers for viewers to mail in, giving their responses to the debates.
"I don't care where they stand," insists Ross Perot. "The man I worry about is the one who hasn't taken any position."