Nelson Rockefeller

Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller in 1975
41st Vice President of the United States
In office December 19, 1974 – January 20, 1977
President	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Gerald Ford
Succeeded by	Walter Mondale
49th Governor of New York
In office January 1, 1959 – December 18, 1973
Lieutenant	Malcolm Wilson
Preceded by	W. Averell Harriman
Succeeded by	Malcolm Wilson
1st Under Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
In office June 11, 1953 – December 22, 1954
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Office Created
Succeeded by	Herold Christian Hunt
1st Assistant Secretary of State for American Republic Affairs
In office December 20, 1944 – August 17, 1945
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Office Created
Succeeded by	Spruille Braden
Personal details
Born	Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908-07-08)July 8, 1908 Bar Harbor, Maine, U.S.
Died	January 26, 1979(1979-01-26) (aged 70) New York City, U.S.
Resting place	Rockefeller Family Cemetery Sleepy Hollow, New York
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Mary Todhunter Clark (m. 1930–1962; divorced) Margaretta Large Fitler (m. 1963–1979; his death)
Relations	Rockefeller family
Children	Rodman Clark Rockefeller Ann Rockefeller Steven Clark Rockefeller Mary Rockefeller Michael Clark Rockefeller Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, Jr. Mark Fitler Rockefeller
Parents	John Davison Rockefeller, Jr. Abigail Greene Aldrich
Residence	New York City
Alma mater	Dartmouth College (A.B.)
Profession	businessman philanthropist public servant politician
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Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979) was an American politician and businessman. A liberal Republican,^[1] he was the 41st vice president of the United States from December 1974 to January 1977. Before becoming Vice President, he was the 49th governor of New York from 1959 to 1973, and served as assistant secretary of State for American Republic Affairs, as well as under secretary of Health, Education and Welfare.

Before entering politics, he was a businessman. As a businessman, Rockefeller was president and later chair of Rockefeller Center, Inc., and he formed the International Basic Economy Corporation in 1947. He served as trustee, treasurer, and president of the Museum of Modern Art, and founded the Museum of Primitive Art in 1954.

A grandson of billionaire John D. Rockefeller and a member of the wealthy Rockefeller family, he was an art collector and served as administrator of the Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, New York City. He was from one of the richest and most powerful families in the United States.

1. ↑ "Nelson Rockefeller, Last of the Liberal Republicans". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 2023-01-22.