Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller

An American politician and businessman. Known as a prominent member of the Rockefeller family, he served as the 41st Vice President of the United States. As Governor of New York, he promoted urban development, educational reform, and welfare policies, becoming a representative figure of the moderate "Rockefeller Republicans" during the Cold War. He was also actively involved in Latin American policy and cultural support.

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1908	Birth of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (Period: July 8, 1908, Location: Bar Harbor, Maine, United States)
1930	Marriage (Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, Mary Todhunter Clark, Age: 21 years old, Period: 1930, Location: United States) Graduation from Dartmouth College (Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, Age: 21 years old, Period: 1930, Location: Hanover, New Hampshire, United States)
1940	Assuming Assistant Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs (Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, Age: 31 years old, Period: 1940, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1941	World War II (Age: 32 years old, Period: 1941–1945, Location: No direct combat participation)
1947	Cold War (Age: 38 years old, Period: 1947–1991, Location: United States, Soviet Union, United Nations)
1950	Cultural Support for Rockefeller Center (Age: 41 years old, Period: 1950s–1970s, Location: New York City, United States)
1959	Assuming New York State Governorship (Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, Age: 50 years old, Period: 1959, Location: New York State, United States)
1960	Expansion of the State University of New York (Age: 51 years old, Period: 1960s, Location: New York State, United States) Contest for Republican Presidential Nomination (Age: 51 years old, Period: 1960–1968, Location: United States)
1963	Vietnam War (Age: 54 years old, Period: 1960s, especially 1963–1969, Location: Vietnam and the United States) Marriage (Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, Margaretta "Happy" Murphy, Age: 54 years old, Period: 1963, Location: New York State, United States)
1971	Attica Prison Riot (Age: 62 years old, Period: 1971, Location: Attica, New York, United States)
1973	Enactment of Rockefeller Drug Laws (Age: 64 years old, Period: 1973, Location: New York State, United States)
1974	Assuming Vice Presidency (Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, Age: 65 years old, Period: 1974, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1977	Resignation/Departure from the Vice Presidency (Age: 68 years old, Period: 1977, Location: Washington, D.C., United States) Departure from Vice Presidency (Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, Age: 68 years old, Period: 1977, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1979	Death of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (Age: 70 years old, Period: January 26, 1979)

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