Rockefeller Republican
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The Rockefeller Republicans were members of the United States Republican Party in the mid–20th century who held moderate to liberal views on domestic issues, similar to those of Nelson Rockefeller, th
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President Gerald Ford announcing Vice President nominee Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson Rockefeller with Henry Kissinger January 3, 1975
Nelson Rockefeller at Critical Choices meeting 1133 17 February 28 1975 1
Whig Party (United States)
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The Whig Party was a major political party in the United States during the 1830s, 1840s and early 1850s. Alongside the Democratic Party, it formed the Second Party System. The party coalesced in oppos
Rockefeller Republican
…others with conservatives and on many with neither. Luke Phillips has also stated that the Rockefeller Republicans represent the continuation of the Whig tradition of American politics. Rockefeller Republicanism has been described as the last phase of the "Eastern Establishment" of the GOP that had been…
Henry Clay, a founder of the Whig Party in the 1830s and its 1844 presidential nominee
Daniel Webster, a leading Whig from New England
William Henry Harrison, a two-time presidential candidate who became the first Whig president in 1841 but died just one month into office
Zachary Taylor served in the Mexican–American War and later won the 1848 presidential election as the Whig nominee.