[3] In 1980, he introduced another bill in the model legislature that called for Missouri to withdraw from the union, and a list of "present abuses and injustices" of the federal government.

Rejected by West Point, he intended to join the Army directly but was persuaded by his parents to attend Kemper Military School in Boonville, Missouri.

[6] North Korean authorities refused a request by United Nations Command representatives to meet White and ask him about the reasons for his defection.

In February 1983, White's parents received a letter from their son, stating that he was happy in North Korea and working as an English teacher.

[10] In November 1985, his parents received a letter penned by a North Korean contact of White, stating that their son had died by drowning in the Ch'ongch'on River in August 1985, and his body was not recovered.