That's going to be hard, due to him only knowing Perot due to Perot's work with POWs in Vietnam.
Perhaps he stays in South Carolina, runs for the governor's seat in 86' as a Democrat, and is chosen to balance out the young Clinton in 1992?
If that happens, maybe he could win the presidency in 2000.
IOTL, Admiral James Bond Stockdale is only known for being Ross Perot's Vice Presidential Candidate and for the quote in the title.
Your challenge is to make him President. Bonus points if you can do it with him as an Independent and a POD after 1970.
Nope, just thought it was cool.Any particular reason for emphasizing his middle name, besides the obvious?