The Nation: Rockefeller: Things Are Not Simplistic

Nelson Rockefeller is a commuter Vice President, shuttling frequently between Washington and New York in his private jet. Not before the end of the school year will he move his wife Happy and their two young sons to the capital city. But he never makes the trip home without taking along several top aides and a hefty leather bag, which is stuffed with up to 45 Ibs. of vice-presidential paper work.

The homework is a token of Rockefeller's approach to his new job. He had hardly settled in his office in the Old Executive Office Building before he was characteristically charging ahead....

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