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Oddly enough, Rockefeller was probably best known in his later life for the practice of giving a dime to children wherever he went.  He even gave dimes as a playful gesture to men like tire mogul Harvey Firestone and President Herbert Hoover.  During the Great Depression, Rockefeller switched to giving nickels instead of dimes.

Oddly enough, Rockefeller was probably best known in his later life for the practice of giving a dime to children wherever he went.  He even gave dimes as a playful gesture to men like tire mogul Harvey Firestone and President Herbert Hoover.  During the Great Depression, Rockefeller switched to giving nickels instead of dimes.

==Legacy==

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Legacy==

[[Image:John_d_rockefeller.jpg|thumb|200px|John D. Rockefeller's painting by [[John Singer Sargent]] in 1917]]

[[Image:John_d_rockefeller.jpg|thumb|200px|John D. Rockefeller's painting by [[John Singer Sargent]] in 1917]]

[[Category:Philanthropy]]

[[Category:Philanthropy]]

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