He's a novice, but he's had these - he's experienced in leadership in tight circumstances. He started - he dropped the first bomb, led the first air strike into North Vietnam. James Stockdale airbombcircumstance Change image and share on social
I was commanding officer of a supersonic fighter squadron, F-8 Crusaders. James Stockdale commandcrusaderfighter Change image and share on social
Well, first of all, I was asked by Ross Perot on a telephone call in March of 1992 if, since he had committed on the Larry King Show to becoming a candidate for president, to get on all 50 ballots. James Stockdale askballotcall Change image and share on social
In order to do something you must be something. James Stockdale order Change image and share on social
So the first thing that went on was to decide... trying to find a time when we could get reprisal raids out. James Stockdale decidefindraid Change image and share on social
Half the issues they - are so polished they're talking about - are dead by the time they get into the office, and into the midst of their tour where they're really productive. James Stockdale deadhalfissue Change image and share on social
I was tortured fifteen times, that's total submission. They did that with shutting off your blood circulation with ropes, giving you claustrophobia and pain at the same time, bending you double. James Stockdale bendbloodcirculation Change image and share on social
I'm a grown man. You know, I've been in a lot of scrapes, but I never felt like I got so - there are probably a lot of things I should have done that I didn't do. James Stockdale feltgrowhave Change image and share on social
They were heading out to the middle of the bay - the Gulf - that's another thing that became kind of standard practice, we didn't hurry the destroyers around the beach any more, when it got dark, we'd take 'em out thirty or forty miles out in the middle of the Tonkin Gulf. James Stockdale baybeachdark share on social
And we had our own laws. I mean, I wrote them. And we had our own customs, and traditions, and proprieties. James Stockdale customlawpropriety Change image and share on social
