Tom perkins would be a firstballot shooin. He has earned a fortune, and, boy, does he know how to spend it. [ engine revs, tires screech ] the troubles at hewlettpackard started when thenc. E. O. Carly fiorina was abruptly fired. Out the door. Is that really it was that cold . Thats exactly what happened. Devastated . You had to have been. Of course i was devastated. I was hurt. Welcome to 60 minutes on cnbc. Im lesley stahl. In this edition, we examine the boardroom intrigue at hewlettpackard between 2005 and 2007. It was a tumultuous saga that led to criminal charges, executive firings, accusations of sexism, and lots and lots of fingerpointing. And in the midst of it all, three of the protagonists told me their sides of the story pattie dunn, thomas perkins, and Carly Fiorina. We begin with pattie dunn. It was 2005, and she was appointed chairman of hewlettpackard. Yet just 20 months later, dunn was gone from hp due to her participation in an internal investigation that involved spy