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Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979), sometimes referred to by his nickname Rocky, [1] was an American businessman and politician who served as the 41st vice president of the United States from 1974 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford.
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News writer, producer WCBS-TV and Nelson Rockfeller's aide...
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Margaretta Large "Happy" Rockefeller (née Fitler, formerly...
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Rodman Clark Rockefeller (May 2, 1932 – May 14, 2000) was an...
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Michael Clark Rockefeller (May 18, 1938; disappeared...
- Mary Todhunter Clark
Mary Todhunter Clark Rockefeller (June 17, 1907 – April 21,...
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Steven Clark Rockefeller (born April 19, 1936) is an...
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Abigail Greene Aldrich Rockefeller (October 26, 1874 – April...
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Nelson A. Rockefeller. Electoral history of Nelson...
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Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (/ˈɑldɹɪt͡ʃ/; November 6, 1841 –...
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Apr 4, 2024 · Nelson Rockefeller (born July 8, 1908, Bar Harbor, Maine, U.S.—died January 26, 1979, New York City) was the 41st vice president of the United States (1974–77) in the Republican administration of Pres. Gerald Ford, four-term governor of New York (1959–73), leader of the liberal wing of the Republican Party, and a member of the famed ...
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He tried three times to gain his party's nomination for the United States presidency but lost to the slightly more conservative Vice President and future President Richard Nixon in 1960 and 1968 and conservative Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona in 1964. He refused to support Goldwater in the general election after losing to him, which Nixon conde...
When Richard Nixon resigned (quit) as president on August 9, 1974, Vice President Gerald Ford became the president. On August 20, Ford chose Rockefeller to be the next vice president of the United States. He was chosen out of three other people; the other two were Donald Rumsfeld, the then-United States Ambassador to NATO, and George H.W. Bush, the...
His paternal grandfather was John D. Rockefeller Sr. His maternal grandfather was United States Senator Nelson Aldrich of Rhode Island. He was the son of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and Abby Aldrich. He was Governor of New York from 1959 to 1973. He was the brother of David Rockefeller, chairman of Chase Bank, Winthrop, later Governor of Arkansas, Jo...
He was married twice. His first was to Mary Todhunter Clark until they divorced. His second was to Margaretta Fitler Murphy until his death from a heart attack.
Media related to Nelson Rockefellerat Wikimedia Commons 1. Rockefeller Archive Center: Nelson Rockefeller Archived 2006-10-14 at the Wayback MachineContains details on the collection of public and private papers available to researchers at the Center. 2. The Rocky Roll Archived 2013-08-27 at the Wayback Machine An extended portrait by Time Magazine...
Prominent banker David Rockefeller Sr. was the family patriarch until his death in 2017. In 1960, when his brother Nelson Rockefeller was governor of New York, David Sr. successfully pressed for a repeal of a New York state law that restricted Chase Manhattan Bank from operating outside the city.
He wanted to be popular and powerful. And he wanted to be President of the United States. But fate, it turned out, would not oblige. Born on July 8, 1908 in Bar Harbor, Maine, Nelson Aldrich ...
Nelson A. Rockefeller. Electoral history of Nelson Rockefeller, who served as the 41st vice president of the United States (1974–1977), the 49th governor of New York (1959–1973), and was a three-time candidate for the Republican Party presidential nomination (1960; 1964; 1968).
resources. about the rockefellers. nelson a rockefeller. Nelson A. Rockefeller was a businessman, politician, statesman, art collector, and philanthropist. He was born on July 8, 1908, in Bar Harbor, Maine, the third of six children of Abby Aldrich and John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
