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    Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979), sometimes referred to by his nickname Rocky, was an American businessman and politician who...
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  • Manhattan Plaza, New York City, 1961 (David) Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York, 1962 (Nelson) Lincoln Center, New York City, 1962 (John...
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    "Happy" Rockefeller (née Fitler, formerly Murphy; June 9, 1926 – May 19, 2015) was a philanthropist who, as the wife of vice president Nelson Rockefeller, served...
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  • President Nelson Rockefeller, a grandson of American financier John D. Rockefeller Jr. and a great-grandson of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller Sr...
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    similar to those of Nelson Rockefeller, Governor of New York (1959–1973) and Vice President of the U.S. (1974–1977). Rockefeller Republicans were most...
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    Nelson A. Rockefeller, a grandson of American financer John D. Rockefeller Jr., and a great-grandson of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller....
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    Coalfield War. Rockefeller was the father of six children: Abby, John III, Nelson, Laurance, Winthrop, and David. John Davison Rockefeller Jr. was born...
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    Mary Todhunter Clark Rockefeller (June 17, 1907 – April 21, 1999) was the first wife of Nelson A. Rockefeller, the 49th governor of New York and the 41st...
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  • and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller Jr., the son of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller Sr. Her father was Nelson W. Aldrich, who served as...
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  • former U.S. Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller (1908–1979) and Happy Rockefeller (1926–2015). Through his father, Rockefeller is a grandson of American...
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  • Rockefeller and his first wife, Barbara Ann Olsen. Her paternal grandfather was New York Governor and U.S. Vice President Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller....
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    became president before he could use the house. His vice president, Nelson Rockefeller, primarily used the home for official entertainment as he already...
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    Davison Rockefeller Sr. and schoolteacher Laura Celestia "Cettie" Spelman. His mother Abby was a daughter of Rhode Island U.S. Senator Nelson Wilmarth...
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  • third-generation Rockefeller brothers: John, Nelson, Laurance, Winthrop and David. It is distinct from the Rockefeller Foundation. The Rockefellers are an industrial...
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  • 1974, Ford announced his nomination of former New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller to fill the vacancy. Ford also considered picking Tennessee Senator...
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    scion, Governor of New York, and Vice President of the United States, Nelson Rockefeller, it was home to four generations of the family. The house is a National...
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  • second oldest son of former U.S. Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller and Mary Rockefeller. Rockefeller formerly served as dean of Middlebury College in...
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  • New York, now Citibank John D. Rockefeller III (1906–1978), third-generation, grandson of John D.R. Nelson Rockefeller (1908–1979), third-generation,...
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    the summer of 1968, after Robert Kennedy's assassination, his uncle Nelson Rockefeller, governor of New York, offered him to take up the Senator's seat....
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    Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater defeated liberal New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller and Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton. Johnson championed a series...
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    Winthrop Rockefeller (May 1, 1912 – February 22, 1973) was an American politician and philanthropist. Rockefeller was the fourth son and fifth child of...
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  • Poll: Public Opinion, 1935-1971. Vol. III. p. 2155. "Harris Poll Gives Rockefeller A Lift" (PDF). New York Times. 1968-08-01. Retrieved 2020-12-09. "Comparison...
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    vice presidents—Aaron Burr, Chester A. Arthur, Levi P. Morton, and Nelson Rockefeller. Note: The flags presented for the states are the present day flags...
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    negotiators to the Diamond Horseshoe nightclub and cocktails with Nelson Rockefeller. Meanwhile, in the city Hollywood movies were shown daily for free...
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    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)...
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    Spelman Rockefeller (May 26, 1910 – July 11, 2004) was an American businessman, financier, philanthropist, and conservationist. Rockefeller was the third...
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    conclude his speech. An example of this comes from New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, who would constantly use the phrase "the brotherhood of man, under...
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    primaries as the front-runner, defeating liberal New York governor Nelson Rockefeller, conservative governor of California Ronald Reagan, and other candidates...
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  • John Davison Rockefeller Sr. and schoolteacher Laura Celestia "Cettie" Spelman. Through his mother, he was a grandson of Senator Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich...
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    the Rockefeller Center complex in New York City was conceived as an urban renewal project in the late 1920s, spearheaded by John D. Rockefeller Jr. to...
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