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Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller

Nelson Rockefeller
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41st Vice President of the United States
In office
December 19, 1974 – January 20, 1977
President Gerald Ford
Preceded by Gerald Ford
Succeeded by Walter Mondale
49th Governor of New York
In office
January 1, 1959 – December 18, 1973
Lieutenant Malcolm Wilson
Preceded by W. Averell Harriman
Succeeded by Malcolm Wilson
1st Under Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
In office
June 11, 1953 – December 22, 1954
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by Office Created
Succeeded by Herold Christian Hunt
1st Assistant Secretary of State for American Republic Affairs
In office
December 20, 1944 – August 17, 1945
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Preceded by Office Created
Succeeded by Spruille Braden
Personal details
Born Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller
(1908-07-08)July 8, 1908
Bar Harbor, Maine, U.S.
Died January 26, 1979(1979-01-26) (aged 70)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Cause of death Heart attack
Resting place Rockefeller Family Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, New York
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Mary Todhunter Clark
(m. 1930–1962; divorced)
Margaretta Large Fitler
(m. 1963–1979; his death)
Relations See Rockefeller family
Children
Parents John Davison Rockefeller Jr.
Abigail Greene Aldrich
Residence New York City, New York
Alma mater Dartmouth College (A.B.)
Profession
Signature Cursive signature in ink

Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979) was an American businessman and politician. He served as the 41st Vice President of the United States under President Gerald Ford from 1974 to 1977, and previously as the 49th Governor of New York. He also served in the administrations of Presidents Franklin Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, and Dwight Eisenhower. A member of the wealthy Rockefeller family, he was also a noted art collector, as well as administrator of Rockefeller Center.

Rockefeller, a Republican, was often considered politically liberal and progressive, or in other cases moderate. He successfully altered the political platform of the Republican Party just before the 1960 Republican Convention in what is termed the Treaty of Fifth Avenue. In his time, liberals in the Republican Party were called "Rockefeller Republicans". As governor of New York from 1959 to 1973 his achievements included the expansion of the State University of New York, efforts to protect the environment, the building of the Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza in Albany, increased facilities and personnel for medical care, and creation of the New York State Council on the Arts.


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