Nelson Rockefeller (Rocky)
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Biography Nelson Rockefeller (1908 - 1979)
American businessman and politician
Also known as: Rocky.
Also called: Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller.
Was born on 08 jul 1908.
Died on 26 jan 1979, at 70 years old.
Died on 26 jan 1979, at 70 years old.
Origin country United States
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979), sometimes referred to by his nickname Rocky, was an American businessman and politician who served as the 41st vice president of the United States from 1974 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford.
A member of the Republican Party and the wealthy Rockefeller family, he previously served as the 49th governor of New York from 1959 to 1973.
Rockefeller also served as assistant secretary of State for American Republic Affairs for Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman (1944–1945) as well as under secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) under Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1954.
A son of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller as well as a grandson of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller, he was a noted art collector and served as administrator of Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, New York City.
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