Nelson Rockefeller

The Rockefeller family is an extremely wealthy American dynasty with German roots. The family members were heavily involved in the industrial, political, oil and banking businesses of America that allowed them to amass one of the world’s greatest fortunes. Primarily, the family history starts with the brothers John D Rockefeller Sr. and William Rockefeller who owned the standard oil company that controlled nearly all oil flow in the US until 1911 when it was broken into subsidiaries to end its monopoly

The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford Gerald R. Ford was the 38th President of the United States, after gaining the position through extraordinary circumstances. His good will and friendly demeanor helped him climb the political ladder higher than even he had anticipated. His career in politics began with his law firm, yet ended up in the oval office. While his presidency was short lived, it is remembered due to numerous crucial decisions he had to make. After graduating from Yale with a law degree

Introduced into New York Law in the '70's, the Rockefeller laws basically served to increase the amount of individuals incarcerated for possession of so-called ?narcotic? drugs. The sponsor of the law was New York governor Nelson Rockefeller, who had a political agenda behind the legislation. According to research, he signed the legislation into law on May 8, 1973 because he wanted to appear

extremist right-winger rhetoric. This comparison shows the enduring trends of right-wing extremism, racial conflicts, and republican divisiveness. To prove this argument, this text will analyze Democrat campaign advertisements in both campaigns, Nelson A Rockefeller speech at the 1964 National Republican convention and Jeb Bush interview to NBC. In order to compare these two influential elections, one must first have a firm grasp of the historiography of both elections. The 1964 election was the 45th quadrennial

A Young American's Discovery of the Silent Majority History panders to the glorious and dramatic while often there is a story untold. Perhaps it is less exciting, but no less crucial in understanding history as a whole. Thus is the story of the “silent majority.” On November 3rd 1969, one year after his victory in the United States Presidential race, President Nixon issued an address to the American public in which he coined the term “silent majority.” President Nixon’s address began by

Jacob Garbison Professor Sean Trundle History 355 4 December 2014 Dog Whistle Politics of the 1960s On July 2, after signing the 1964 Civil Rights Act, President Lyndon B. Johnson reportedly said to his staff, “I think we just gave the South to the Republicans for your lifetime and mine.” (Perlstein 365) He was wrong. Although he never lived to see it, Jimmy Carter won a Democratic South in 1976 - but it was for the last time. Nonetheless, the party which had dominated the South for almost a century

A week after Wisconsin in Illinois, Goldwater squared off against Margaret Chase Smith. Rockefeller dared not challenge Goldwater in the conservative state, neither did anyone else of much consequence for that matter with Lodge and Nixon still undeclared. Goldwater needed to prove to Republicans that he could win, and Illinois, with 26 electoral votes, was a coveted prize. Feminist groups put Smith’s name on the ballot, hoping that she could elicit the kind of challenge that made her famous when

Instead of taking the rejection with a grain of salt and moving on, Warhol interpreted it as a challenge to convince others to view him as a serious artist. He realized no one would take him seriously if he continued to pursue his interests such as displayed in “Boys Kissing Boys.” Instead of moving away from his homosexual subject matter altogether, Warhol found other less direct ways of including it in his work. “13 Most Wanted Men” was commissioned to be displayed at the 1964-1965 New York World’s

A Day at the Metropolitan Museum of Art I. Jan van Eyck’s “Last Judgment” Jan van Eyck was active since 1422 and died in 1441. He was the most celebrated painter of the fifteen-century in Europe. One of his famous works is “The Last Judgment”. At first sight this work immediately attracted my attention. The painting’s stunning colors and the fact that it reminded me of a previous similar work I have seen, triggered in my mind. The material that is used is oil on canvas, transferred

Museum of Modern Art in New York Roxanne Briano The Museum of Modern Art in New York City is the world’s leading modern art. Its exhibits have been a major influence in creating and stimulating popular awareness of modern art and its accompanying diversity of its styles and movements. The museum’s outstanding collections of modern painting, sculpture, drawings, and prints range from Impressionisms to current movements. Moreover, there are exhibits of modern architecture, industrial design, sculpture