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  1. Jan 10, 2018 · In reality, on January 26, 1979, at 12:20 AM, former Vice President Nelson Rockefeller died from a heart attack while flat on his back and shoeless, in a secret apartment with Megan Marshack, a woman almost 50 years his junior. As he was one of the most distinguished men in the country and a former Vice President of the United States and ...

  2. rmond Beach, Fla., May 23.--John D. Rockefeller Sr., who wanted to live until July 9, 1939, when he would have rounded out a century of life, died at 4:05 A.M. here today at The Casements, his Winter home, a little more than two years and a month from his cherished goal. Death came suddenly to the founder of the great Standard Oil organization ...

  3. Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979), sometimes referred to by his nickname Rocky, [1] 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. He previously served as the 49th governor of New York from 1959 to 1973, the longest ...

  4. Rockefeller attended Baptist churches every Sunday; when traveling he would often attend services at African-American Baptist congregations, leaving a substantial donation. [109] As Rockefeller's wealth grew, so did his giving, primarily to educational and public health causes, but also for basic science and the arts.

  5. Sep 14, 2024 · Nelson Rockefeller (born July 8, 1908, Bar Harbor, Maine, U.S.—died January 26, 1979, New York City) was the 41st vice president of the United States (1974–77) in the Republican administration of Pres. Gerald Ford, four-term governor of New York (1959–73), leader of the liberal wing of the Republican Party, and a member of the famed Rockefeller family. He unsuccessfully sought the ...

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  6. Apr 2, 2014 · Rockefeller died of a heart attack in New York City on January 26, 1979. Personal Life. Rockefeller was married twice. With his first wife, Mary, Rockefeller had three sons, Rodman, Steve and ...

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  8. Mar 30, 2012 · By the time scandal arrived breathless and too late in that midtown lair, Nelson Rockefeller, as a liberal Republican, had been out of sync with his various milieus for a long time. Of course, not ...