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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.  

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.

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