In the narrow Republican contest, conservative Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater defeated liberal New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller and Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton. Johnson championed a series of anti-poverty programs, collectively known as Great Society, and his passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Goldwater espoused a low-tax ...

Governor Rockefeller meeting with President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 Rockefeller resigned from the federal government in 1956 to focus on New York State and on national politics. [ 46 ] From September 1956 to April 1958, he chaired the Temporary State Commission on the Constitutional Convention. [ 47 ]

ROCKEFELLER ASKS LBJ TO DECLARE NYC DISASTER AREA, REQUESTS SMALL BUSINESS LOANS, VETERANS LOAN GUARANTEES, OEO HELP FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY TRANSIT STRIKE; LBJ SUGGESTS OTHER METHODS BE STUDIED BEFORE ISSUING DISASTER DECLARATION; STRIKE NEGOTIATIONS; RFK.

Note: The President spoke at 3:20 p.m. in the Cabinet Room at the White House following his meeting with Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York, contender for the 1968 Republican presidential nomination.

The 1964 presidential campaign of Lyndon B. Johnson was a successful campaign for Johnson and his running mate Hubert Humphrey for their election as president and vice president of the United States. ... Nelson Rockefeller, Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., …

Dec 19, 2024 · The situation was different for Lyndon B. Johnson, who was able to run for a second term in 1968 if he chose to because he succeeded John F. Kennedy more than halfway through his predecessor’s...

Nov 8, 2022 · It was the summer of 1964, and Lyndon Johnson was scared. Having just achieved one of the greatest congressional victories in history by passing the Civil Rights Act (CRA) over the strident objections of his native South, Johnson …

Nelson Rockefeller served as governor of New York State from 1959 to 1973 and as the 41st vice president of the United States of America from 1974 to 1977. Rockefeller worked for a time in several family-run businesses and philanthropies before entering public service.

May 10, 2019 · As the grandson of legendary billionaire John D. Rockefeller, Nelson Rockefeller grew up surrounded with extravagant wealth. He became known as a supporter of the arts and was highly regarded as a collector of modern art.

May 12, 2016 · On July 14, 1964, Nelson Rockefeller stepped to the podium at the Republican National Convention to get abused. It was nearly 10 p.m. Convention managers made sure to delay the proceedings...