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'''Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller''', often called '''Rocky''' (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979), was the [[Vice President of the United States]] under [[U.S. President]] [[Gerald Ford]] from 1974 to 1977. He was also [[governor]] of [[New York]] from 1959 to 1973. He ran unsuccessfully for the [[Republican Party|Republican]] presidential nomination in 1960, 1964, and 1968 against the more [[conservative]] choices, [[Richard M. Nixon]] and [[Barry Goldwater]]. A liberal Republican, Rockefeller was allied with with former [[Mayor]] [[John V. Lindsay]] of New York City, who later turned [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], and [[U.S. Senator]] [[Jacob Javits]], considered the most liberal of all the Senate Republicans.

'''Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller''', often called '''Rocky''' (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979), was the [[Vice President of the United States]] under [[U.S. President]] [[Gerald Ford]] from 1974 to 1977. He was also [[governor]] of [[New York]] from 1959 to 1973. He ran unsuccessfully for the [[Republican Party|Republican]] presidential nomination in 1960, 1964, and 1968 against the more [[conservative]] choices, [[Richard M. Nixon]] and [[Barry Goldwater]]. A liberal Republican, Rockefeller was allied with with former [[Mayor]] [[John V. Lindsay]] of New York City, who later turned [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], and [[U.S. Senator]] [[Jacob Javits]], considered the most liberal of all the Senate Republicans.

Born in the resort city of Bar Harbor, [[Maine]], Rockefeller was reared in New York City. In 1930, he graduated from [[Dartmouth College]] in [[New Hampshire]]. He married Mary Todhunter Clark on June 23 of that year, a few days after his graduation. Together they had five children. He divorced her in 1962 and the following year married Margretta Fitler Murphy, by whom he had two sons remained married to her until his death. After the marriage she was known as Happy Rockefeller.  

Born in the resort city of Bar Harbor, [[Maine]], Rockefeller was reared in New York City. In 1930, he graduated from [[Dartmouth College]] in [[New Hampshire]]. He married Mary Todhunter Clark on June 23 of that year, a few days after his graduation. Together they had five children. He divorced her in 1962 and the following year married Margretta Fitler Murphy, by whom he had two sons remained married to her until his death. After the marriage she was known as Happy Rockefeller.  

He was also a prominent [[business]]man , the son of industrialist John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (1874-1960), and the grandson of Standard Oil's founder and owner [[John D. Rockefeller]]. He was also the maternal grandson of USA Senator [[Nelson Aldrich|Nelson W. Aldrich]] of [[Rhode Island]]. He was an adviser to President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] during [[World War II]] and headed the office of [[Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs]] (CIAA).

He was also a prominent [[business]]man , the son of industrialist John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (1874-1960), and the grandson of Standard Oil's founder and owner [[John D. Rockefeller]]. He was also the maternal grandson of USA Senator [[Nelson Aldrich|Nelson W. Aldrich]] of [[Rhode Island]]. He was an adviser to President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] during [[World War II]] and headed the office of [[Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs]] (CIAA).

After the war he continued as an adviser to Democratic President [[Harry Truman]] and helped him to develop anti-[[Communism|communist]] geopolitical programs during the [[Cold War]] such such as Point Four. He also was an adviser to President [[Dwight Eisenhower]].

After the war he continued as an adviser to Democratic President [[Harry Truman]] and helped him to develop anti-[[Communism|communist]] geopolitical programs during the [[Cold War]] such such as Point Four. He also was an adviser to President [[Dwight Eisenhower]].

In 1958 he won his party's nomination to be governor of New York and proceeded to win the general election against Democratic incumbent William Averill Harriman (1891-1986) in an otherwise heavily Democratic year. He unsuccessfully sought his party's presidential nomination in 1960 but withdrew from the race when it became clear that Richard Nixon already had more than enough committed delegates to win the nomination. He campaigned for Nixon in the [[general election]] campaign, but Nixon lost to the Democrat [[John F. Kennedy]], who also won the electoral votes of New York.

In 1958 he won his party's nomination to be governor of New York and proceeded to win the general election against Democratic incumbent William Averill Harriman (1891-1986) in an otherwise heavily Democratic year. He unsuccessfully sought his party's presidential nomination in 1960 but withdrew from the race when it became clear that Richard Nixon already had more than enough committed delegates to win the nomination. He campaigned for Nixon in the [[general election]] campaign, but Nixon lost to the Democrat [[John F. Kennedy]], who also won the electoral votes of New York.

R,In 1968 Rockefeller again sought his party's presidential nomination but trailed far behind Nixon, who went on to defeat Democrat [[Hubert Humphrey]].

R,In 1968 Rockefeller again sought his party's presidential nomination but trailed far behind Nixon, who went on to defeat Democrat [[Hubert Humphrey]].

He then supported Nixon wholeheartedly in the general election. After Nixon resigned because of the [[Watergate]] affair and Vice President Ford became president, the new president appointed Rockefeller vice president, before there was a competition between Rockefeller and [[George Herbert Walker Bush]] to persuade Ford to select them.<ref>Parmet, Herbert George Bush: The Life of a Lone Star Yankee pages 168-171</ref> Rockefeller was replaced by  Senator [[Robert Dole]] of [[Kansas]] as the party's vice presidential nominee in 1976 because of opposition by conservatives to Rockefeller. He campaigned for Ford and Dole, but after the campaign he retired. He died of a heart attack in 1979.

He then supported Nixon wholeheartedly in the general election. After Nixon resigned because of the [[Watergate]] affair and Vice President Ford became president, the new president appointed Rockefeller vice president, before there was a competition between Rockefeller and [[George Herbert Walker Bush]] to persuade Ford to select them.<ref>Parmet, Herbert George Bush: The Life of a Lone Star Yankee pages 168-171</ref> Rockefeller was replaced by  Senator [[Robert Dole]] of [[Kansas]] as the party's vice presidential nominee in 1976 because of opposition by conservatives to Rockefeller. He campaigned for Ford and Dole, but after the campaign he retired. He died of a heart attack in 1979.

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