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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. A member of the Republican Party and the wealthy Rockefeller family, he previously ...
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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 Rockefeller family.
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Jan 10, 2018 · In reality, on January 26, 1979, at 12:20 AM, former Vice President Nelson Rockefeller died from a heart attack while flat on his back and shoeless, in a secret apartment with Megan Marshack, a woman almost 50 years his junior. As he was one of the most distinguished men in the country and a former Vice President of the United States and ...
Apr 2, 2014 · In 1974, just one year after resigning as governor, Rockefeller was nominated for the vice presidency by President Gerald Ford. He subsequently served as vice president, under Ford, from 1974 to 1977.
Dec 19, 2017 · 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 vice president of the ...
Nelson Rockefeller believed in fate. After all, he was born on the same day as his larger-than-life grandfather, John D. Rockefeller, Sr., a coincidence he always took to be an omen of great ...
He returned to the national scene in 1974 when President Gerald Ford nominated him as vice president. After lengthy confirmation hearings, which centered almost exclusively on Rockefeller's sizeable fortune, Congress approved the nomination, and he was sworn in on December 19, 1974. As vice president, he served Ford loyally.
