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May 10, 2019 · 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.
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. Seeking a role...
May 18, 2018 · Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller. Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908-1979), an heir to the enormous Standard Oil fortune amassed by his grandfather, forsook business for a career in state and national politics, which included four terms as governor of New York, several attempts at the presidency, and a brief tenure as vice-president of the United States.
Nov 14, 2014 · Neal Boenzi/The New York Times. By Timothy Noah. 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 ...
Nelson Rockefeller, (born July 8, 1908, Bar Harbor, Maine, U.S.—died Jan. 26, 1979, New York, N.Y.), U.S. politician. A grandson of John D. Rockefeller, he worked for several family enterprises, including Creole Petroleum in Venezuela (1935–40). He became coordinator of inter-American affairs at the U.S. State Department (1940–44 ...
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.
Oct 19, 2020 · Richard Norton Smith. On his own terms: a life of Nelson Rockefeller. The definitive life of one of the most complex and compelling figures of the twentieth century, this biography draws on thousands of newly available documents and interviews, including Rockefeller's own unpublished reminiscences.
