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Connecting John D. Rockefeller and Cory Booker
John D. Rockefeller
Fourth son Winthrop Aldrich Rockefeller served as Republican Governor of Arkansas. Grandchildren Abigail Aldrich "Abby" Rockefeller and John Davison Rockefeller III became philanthropists. Grandson Laurance Spelman Rockefeller became a conservationist. Great-grandson John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller IV served from 1985 until 2015 as a DemocraticSenator from West Virginia after serving as governor of West Virginia, and another Winthrop served as lieutenant governor of Arkansas for a decade.
Jay Rockefeller
American politician
Senator Lindsey Graham (R) of South Carolina noted that "John didn't drop bombs from 35,000 feet. ...
Lindsey Graham
In April 2018, after the FBI raid on the hotel room and offices of Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen, Graham, Cory Booker, Chris Coons, and Thom Tillis introduced new legislation to "limit President Trump's ability to fire special counsel Robert Mueller." Termed the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act, the legislation would allow any special counsel, in this case Mueller, receive an "expedited judicial review" in the 10 days after being dismissed to determine whether the dismissal was appropriate.
John D. Rockefeller
As a percentage of the United States' GDP, no other American fortune—including those of Bill Gates or Sam Walton—would even come close.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}
Bill Gates
In March 2018, Gates met at his home in Seattle with Mohammed bin Salman, the reformist crown prince and de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia to discuss investment opportunities for Saudi Vision 2030.
Mohammed bin Salman
Saudi crown prince and Minister of Defense (born 1985)
In early 2018, he visited the United States, where he met with many politicians, business people and Hollywood stars, including then-President Trump, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Henry Kissinger, Michael Bloomberg, George W. Bush, George H. W. Bush, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Oprah Winfrey, Rupert Murdoch, Richard Branson, Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman, and Dwayne Johnson.
Eric Garcetti
While at Oxford, he was a member of the Oxford University L'Chaim Society founded by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, along with future U.S. Senator Cory Booker.
John D. Rockefeller
Second son Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller was Republican governor of New York and the 41st Vice President of the United States.
Nelson Rockefeller
Although conservative Republicans were not pleased that Rockefeller was picked, most of them voted for his confirmation anyway; nevertheless, a minority bloc (including Barry Goldwater, Jesse Helms and Trent Lott) voted against him.
Trent Lott
Former United States Senator from Mississippi
Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, of legislation to provide 80 percent federal matching grants to intercity rail and guarantee adequate funding for Amtrak.
Frank Lautenberg
A special primary, which was won by Cory Booker as the Democrat and Steve Lonegan as the Republicancandidate, was held on August 13, 2013.
John D. Rockefeller
John Jr.'s youngest son David Rockefeller was a leading New York banker, serving for over 20 years as CEO of Chase Manhattan (now part of JPMorgan Chase).
David Rockefeller
American banker and philanthropist (1915–2017)
In 1968, he declined an offer from his brother Nelson Rockefeller, then governor of New York, to appoint him to Robert F. Kennedy's Senate seat after Kennedy was assassinated in June 1968, a post Nelson also offered to their nephew John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller IV. President Jimmy Carter offered him the position of United States Secretary of the Treasury but he declined.
Robert F. Kennedy
American politician and lawyer (1925–1968)
The couple had 11 children; Kathleen (b. 1951), Joseph (b. 1952), Robert Jr. (b. 1954), David (1955–1984), Courtney (b. 1956), Michael (1958–1997), Kerry (b. 1959), Christopher (b. 1963), Max (b. 1965), Douglas (b. 1967), and Rory (b. December 1968, after her father's assassination).
Rory Kennedy
American filmmaker
She was a co-executive producer for '' Street Fight'' (2005), which chronicles the 2002 Newark, New Jersey, unsuccessful mayoral campaign of DemocraticCory Booker — then a Newark Municipal Councilman — against Democratic eighteen-year incumbentMayorSharpe James.
