Rockefeller, Nelson

A political leader of the twentieth century, and a grandson of John D. Rockefeller . He was governor of New York from 1957 to 1971 and sought the Republican nomination for president several times. Rockefeller was known as a moderate or liberal Republican. He served as vice president under President Gerald Ford .

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