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...ignore the advice, and in doing so he squandered what might have been one of the most powerful opportunities in modern political history. The majority of Americans have consistently said they would welcome a President who is neither a Republican nor a Democrat. Distrust of government, while down from peak levels, is still staggeringly high. Perot, the consummate gadfly, could have been a contender...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WHY PEROT WASN'T A CONTENDER | 9/18/1996 | See Source »

...Eagleton reached a career peak. Senator George McGovern, the Democratic candidate for President, picked him as his running mate. Less than three weeks later, however, Eagleton was forced to withdraw after confirming reports that he had received electroshock treatment for depression. McGovern and Eagleton's replacement, Sargent Shriver, went on to defeat. Eagleton remained in the Senate, retiring in 1986, unwilling to undertake campaign fund raising. He serves on a presidential advisory board overseeing intelligence agencies; in 1995 he was instrumental in persuading the Los Angeles Rams to move to St. Louis. Would revelations of psychiatric treatment sink a candidacy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Sep. 2, 1996 | 9/2/1996 | See Source »

...ATHLETIC PEAK] Quarterback, Los Angeles Chargers and Buffalo Bills...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Aug. 26, 1996 | 8/26/1996 | See Source »

...ATHLETIC PEAK] Climbed 49 Colorado peaks higher than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Aug. 26, 1996 | 8/26/1996 | See Source »

...ATHLETIC PEAK] Whipped boyhood friend in a tennis match after practicing secretly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Aug. 26, 1996 | 8/26/1996 | See Source »

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