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After the war he continued as an adviser to President Truman and helped him to develop anti-communist geopolitical programs during the [[Cold War]] such such as Point Four. He also was an adviser to President Eisenhower. He left the Eisenhower administration eventually, though.

After the war he continued as an adviser to President Truman and helped him to develop anti-communist geopolitical programs during the [[Cold War]] such such as Point Four. He also was an adviser to President Eisenhower. He left the Eisenhower administration eventually, though.

In 1958 he won his party's nomination to be governor of New York and proceeded to win the general election against Democratic incumbent Averill Harriman in an otherwise Democratic year. He unsuccessfully sought his party's presidential nomination in 1968 but withdrew from the race when it became clear that [[Richard Nixon]] would win the nomination. He supported Nixon enthusiastically in the general election campaign. But Nixon still lost to Kennedy.

In 1958 he won his party's nomination to be governor of New York and proceeded to win the general election against Democratic incumbent Averill Harriman in an otherwise Democratic year. He unsuccessfully sought his party's presidential nomination in 1960 but withdrew from the race when it became clear that [[Richard Nixon]] would win the nomination. He supported Nixon enthusiastically in the general election campaign. But Nixon still lost to Kennedy.

In 1964 Rockefeller again sought the Republican presidential nomination but lost to USA Senator [[Barry Goldwater]] of [[Arizona]]. Rockefeller backed Goldwater in the general election, but with much less enthusiasm than he had supported Nixon. Rockefeller refused to publicly campaign with Goldwater. In 1968 Rockefeller again sought his party's presidential nomination but lost to Nixon.  

In 1964 Rockefeller again sought the Republican presidential nomination but lost to USA Senator [[Barry Goldwater]] of [[Arizona]]. Rockefeller backed Goldwater in the general election, but with much less enthusiasm than he had supported Nixon. Rockefeller refused to publicly campaign with Goldwater. In 1968 Rockefeller again sought his party's presidential nomination but lost to Nixon.