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Along with fellow Governors Timothy M. "Tim" Babcock of [[Montana]] and [[Paul Fannin]] of [[Arizona]], Bellmon, then believed to be a [[conservative]], endorsed [[Barry Goldwater]] of Arizona for his party's 1964 presidential nomination. Thirteen other GOP governors, led by [[George Romney]] of [[Michigan]] declined to do so.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/06/08/archives/gop-governors-foresee-victory-for-goldwater-most-expect-nomination.html|title=G.O.P. GOVERNORS FORESEE VICTORY FOR GOLDWATER; Most Expect Nomination on First Ballot—Moderates Seek Platform Accord; ROMNEY WARNS PARTY; Says Choice of the Senator Would Bring ‘Destruction’ — [[William Scranton|Scranton]]|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=June 8, 1964|accessdate=July 15, 2021}}</ref> During his Senate tenure, Bellmon emerged particularly in the second term as a [[Moderate Republican]], sometimes took positions that put him at odds with the still conservative Oklahoma Republican Party. Bellmon backed the unelected incumbent [[Gerald Ford|Gerald R. Ford, Jr.]], over [[Ronald Reagan]] in the 1976 presidential nomination contest in [[Kansas City]], [[Missouri]]. He voted against the failed constitutional amendment to prohibit busing for racial balance in public schools. He supported the surrender of the [[Panama Canal]] through the Torrijos–Carter treaties. During his second term he was the ranking Republican on the Senate Budget Committee. He co-founded the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, which never produced a balanced budget.<ref name="CongBio"/><ref>Randy Krehbiel, "State mourns GOP giant: Ex-governor, senator dies at 88," ''The Tulsa World,'' September 30, 2009.</ref><ref name=findagrave/>He chose not to run for re-election in 1980 and was succeeded by a [[conservative]] Republican, [[Don Nickles]].

Along with fellow Governors Timothy M. "Tim" Babcock of [[Montana]] and [[Paul Fannin]] of [[Arizona]], Bellmon, then believed to be a [[conservative]], endorsed [[Barry Goldwater]] of Arizona for his party's 1964 presidential nomination. Thirteen other GOP governors, led by [[George Romney]] of [[Michigan]] declined to do so.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/06/08/archives/gop-governors-foresee-victory-for-goldwater-most-expect-nomination.html|title=G.O.P. GOVERNORS FORESEE VICTORY FOR GOLDWATER; Most Expect Nomination on First Ballot—Moderates Seek Platform Accord; ROMNEY WARNS PARTY; Says Choice of the Senator Would Bring ‘Destruction’ — [[William Scranton|Scranton]]|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=June 8, 1964|accessdate=July 15, 2021}}</ref> During his Senate tenure, Bellmon emerged particularly in the second term as a [[Moderate Republican]], sometimes took positions that put him at odds with the still conservative Oklahoma Republican Party. Bellmon backed the unelected incumbent [[Gerald Ford|Gerald R. Ford, Jr.]], over [[Ronald Reagan]] in the 1976 presidential nomination contest in [[Kansas City]], [[Missouri]]. He voted against the failed constitutional amendment to prohibit busing for racial balance in public schools. He supported the surrender of the [[Panama Canal]] through the Torrijos–Carter treaties. During his second term he was the ranking Republican on the Senate Budget Committee. He co-founded the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, which never produced a balanced budget.<ref name="CongBio"/><ref>Randy Krehbiel, "State mourns GOP giant: Ex-governor, senator dies at 88," ''The Tulsa World,'' September 30, 2009.</ref><ref name=findagrave/>He chose not to run for re-election in 1980 and was succeeded by a [[conservative]] Republican, [[Don Nickles]].

In 1976, Bellmon was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fam at the state capital of [[Oklahoma City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oklahomaheritage.com/HallofFame/ByName/tabid/89/Default.aspx|title=Henry Bellmon induction|publisher=oklahomaheritage.com|accessdate=July 13, 2021}}</ref>

In 1976, Bellmon was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame at the state capital of [[Oklahoma City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oklahomaheritage.com/HallofFame/ByName/tabid/89/Default.aspx|title=Henry Bellmon induction|publisher=oklahomaheritage.com|accessdate=July 13, 2021}}</ref>

In 1982, Bellmon was appointed the interim director of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services by Democratic Governor George Patterson Nigh (born 1927), his predecessor in office for Bellmon's second term.<ref>"Former Oklahoma Gov. Henry Bellmon dies," ''The Oklahoman,'' September 29, 2009.</ref>

In 1982, Bellmon was appointed the interim director of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services by Democratic Governor George Patterson Nigh (born 1927), his predecessor in office for Bellmon's second term.<ref>"Former Oklahoma Gov. Henry Bellmon dies," ''The Oklahoman,'' September 29, 2009.</ref>