Republicans: Playing It Cool

The skies seemed to be clearing for New York's Governor Nelson Rockefeller.

After his abortive attempt to cop the Republican presidential nomination last year, many Republicans blamed Rocky for Dick Nixon's landslide loss of New York State in November. As far as the national party was concerned, Rockefeller stood under a large cloud of disapproval. But last winter he turned his back on national politics, retreated to his Albany fastness, and earnestly attempted to improve his record as Governor.

Green Stamps. There was room for improvement. In 1959 and 1960, his first two years...

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