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He then supported Nixon enthusiastically in the general election. After Nixon resigned because of the Watergate scandal and Vice President Ford, who had himself replaced the elected vice president [[Spiro Agnew]] through appointment because Agnew had had to resign because of tax evasion, the new president appointed Rockefeller vice president. Rockefeller was replaced by USA Senator [[Robert Dole]] as the Republican party's vice presidential nominee in 1976. He campaigned for Ford and Dole enthusiastically.

He then supported Nixon enthusiastically in the general election. After Nixon resigned because of the Watergate scandal and Vice President Ford, who had himself replaced the elected vice president [[Spiro Agnew]] through appointment because Agnew had had to resign because of tax evasion, the new president appointed Rockefeller vice president. Rockefeller was replaced by USA Senator [[Robert Dole]] as the Republican party's vice presidential nominee in 1976. He campaigned for Ford and Dole enthusiastically.

But after the campaign he retired. He died of a heart attack in 1979.  

But after the campaign he retired. He died of a heart attack in 1979. Originally it was claimed that he had died while looking at his art collection but it soon became clear that he had actually died while having sexual relations with his mistress and staff member Megan Marshak.