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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.
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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In 1938, at the age of 29, he was named president of Rockefeller Center. But Rockefeller's restlessness and ambition would soon push him beyond the confines of New York City.
May 23, 2024 · Standard Oil, American company and corporate trust that from 1870 to 1911 was the industrial empire of John D. Rockefeller of the famed Rockefeller family, controlling almost all oil production, processing, marketing, and transportation in the United States. The company’s origins date to 1863, when.
He became an assistant bookkeeper at age 16 and went into several business partnerships beginning at age 20, concentrating his business on oil refining. Rockefeller founded the Standard Oil Company in 1870. He ran it until 1897 and remained its largest shareholder. In his retirement, he focused his energy and wealth on philanthropy, especially ...
Dec 19, 2017 · 12/19/2017 12:16 AM EST. Nelson Rockefeller, a former 14-year governor of New York and a dynastic scion of one of the nation’s wealthiest families, was sworn in on this day in 1974 as the 41st...
The institute, called Rockefeller University today, will become a leader in the new field of experimental medicine. September 1901 An anarchist assassinates President McKinley.
