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Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979) was an American politician and businessman. A liberal Republican, [1] he was the 41st vice president of the United States from December 1974 to January 1977. Before becoming Vice President, he was the 49th governor of New York from 1959 to 1973, and served as assistant secretary of ...
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May 10, 2019 · Fast Facts: Nelson Rockefeller. Known For: Longtime liberal Republican governor of New York and heir to the Rockefeller fortune. He ran unsuccessfully for president three times and served as vice president under Gerald Ford. Born: July 8, 1908 in Bar Harbor, Maine, a grandson of the world’s richest man. Died: January 26, 1979 in New York City.
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But fate, it turned out, would not oblige. Born on July 8, 1908 in Bar Harbor, Maine, Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller soon showed signs of the irrepressible temperament that would be his trademark. He led his brothers in all kinds of projects, displaying the charm and vitality inherited from his mother, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, who clearly favored ...
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979), of the famous American Rockefeller family, was an American politician, philanthropist, and businessman.He led the moderate wing of the Republican Party as governor of New York from 1959 to 1973 and as the 41st vice president of the United States of America from December 19, 1974 to January 20, 1977.
Oct 6, 2014 · By Jeffrey Frank. October 6, 2014. In 1958, Rockefeller (with Louis J. Lefkowitz) toured the Lower East Side. AP. Were it possible to choose a precise date when government began to shrug off its ...
Ford chose Nelson A. Rockefeller, a liberal Republican who had served as governor of New York from 1959 to 1973 and had unsuccessfully sought his party’s presidential nomination several times. Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller—the son of businessman John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and Abby Greene Aldrich—was born on July 8, 1908, in Bar Harbor, Me.
Nov 14, 2014 · Nov. 14, 2014. “I am imaginative,” Nelson Rockefeller said of himself near the end of his life. “I am not bright.”. This wasn’t false modesty. Reading Richard Norton Smith’s fat ...