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...irony of George Gallup's latest poll was that it showed Nelson Rockefeller, who stayed home, far ahead of his restless friends. Rocky led L.B.J. by 14 points while Richard Nixon was ahead by four and George Romney by three...
There was loud disagreement over the most effective means of war opposition. Speakers evaluated the Presidential chances and talents of Nelson Rockefeller, Governor of New York, Gen. James Gavin, and Sen. Eugene McCarthy (D. Minn.). No single candidate or political strategy emerged as a favorite...
...Lindsay's being nominated as the Republican vice-presidential candidate in 1968. It seems inconceivable to me that the Republican Party would so honor a man who in his own campaign went to great lengths to shun the Republican label. While it is true that such men as Nelson Rockefeller and Charles Percy refused to support Barry Goldwater in 1964, these men disavowed a candidate, not the entire Republican Party. With so many other promising Republicans coming to the front of the political picture, the party will hardly be inclined to reward Mr. Lindsay's past and present...
...mail indicates that last week's cover of the poll-leading Republican dream ticket-Nelson Rockefeller for President and Ronald Reagan for Vice President-was read with exceptional interest wherever politicians gather. At no place was it studied more raptly than aboard the S.S. Independence, where the nation's Governors were holding their 59th annual conference...
...Nelson Rockefeller took Bonamine pills to ward off seasickness, but was otherwise chipper. He lectured on the political dividends of promoting culture, huddled a number of times with Romney, and insisted: "I don't want to be President." When questioned on this score, Reagan first answered wittily enough: "I have a carry-over from my previous occupation. I never take the other fellow's lines." Then Ronnie lapsed into supersincerity by saying that "the convention, the party and the people of the U.S. will make that decision. It is not relevant what someone's personal desires might...