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...Nelson Rockefeller's men had guessed that 15 votes might be cast in the Senate against his nomination for Vice President. Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott had predicted "a baker's dozen." But only about half those votes materialized last week when, after scarcely three hours of superficial debate, the Senate voted 90 to 7 to back him. The House was expected to vote a similarly lopsided endorsement this week, thereby giving the U.S. its third Vice President in little more than a year...
...increasingly powerful White House. But the excesses and crimes of the Nixon Administration prodded the Congressmen into aggressively reclaiming some of their powers. In the end, they helped force the resignations of Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew and ultimately voted to replace Agnew with Gerald Ford and Ford with Nelson Rockefeller...
...seven who voted against Rockefeller included three Republican conservatives (Barry Goldwater of Arizona, Jesse Helms of North Carolina and William L. Scott of Virginia) and four Democratic liberals (James Abourezk of South Dakota, Birch Bayh of Indiana, Howard Metzenbaum of Ohio and Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin). Their opposition centered chiefly on Rockefeller's wealth and his use of it. Goldwater had never really forgiven Rockefeller for failing to support him for President in 1964 but still endorsed the nomination originally. Explaining his change of mind, Goldwater said: "It is now apparent to me that Mr. Rockefeller did in effect...
...sense, the whole Rockefeller family testified in support of Nelson Rockefeller's vice-presidential nomination before the House Judiciary Committee last week. Not in person, of course. Their surrogate was J. Richardson Dilworth, 58, the family's urbane, understated senior financial adviser. Responding to demands of committee Democrats that he reveal the Rockefellers' total stock holdings, Dilworth used five charts crammed with statistics to try to dispel the notion that the family exercises inordinate behind-the-scenes power. Not only could Rocky's critics not dispute Dilworth's bewildering rush of figures, at times they...
asked Men's Wear. Decrying Nelson Rockefeller's wardrobe as a "sartorial mess" suffering from a case of "terminal boredom," the editors sought suggestions on Rocky's behalf from four fashion designers. Bill Blass complained that "it's difficult to dress politicians because there's an aspect of insincerity about them." But Blass, along with two of the other designers, prescribed pin stripes for Rocky. "He would have new confidence in himself if he were to care how he looked and maybe people would start noticing him instead of his money," said Piero Dimitri helpfully...