Which member of a wealthy family served under president Gerald Ford as US Vice President from 1974 to 1977?

Richard S. Levine, Rockefeller did not give us Yellowstone. It was not his to give. It was national land set aside as a national park. Yellowstone was established on March 1, 1872, two years before John D Rockefeller Jr. was born. His son, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Nelson's father, was the philanthropist in the family. JD Rockefeller Jr's father was a notoriously tight and vicious businessman. In fact, it was Junior's idea that Senior give out dimes to change his stingy image. Born in 1874. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., was the fifth child and only son of John D. Rockefeller, the builder of Standard Oil. The elder Rockefeller became America's first billionaire. After graduating from Brown University in 1897, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., joined his father's business, where he learned that making money held little appeal. After 1910 John D. Rockefeller, Jr., devoted his life to philanthropy. With his father, he participated in the creation of notable philanthropic institutions such as the Rockefeller Institute, the General Education Board, and the Rockefeller Foundation. He was the major contributor to the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, a general purpose foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., is probably best remembered for the sponsorship of the construction of the Rockefeller Center in New York City, funding the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg, and donating land in New York City for the United Nations complex. In the field of conservation, Mr. Rockefeller's contributions to national parks are no less important. He purchased and donated thousands of acres of land to parks using finances or foundation grants. For example. through the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial, he donated $5 million to buy private lands in the Great Smoky Mountains "in the beautiful spirit of my mother." Acadia, Shenandoah, and Grand Teton national parks also received generous donations of land from Mr. Rockefeller. In the 1920s, when commercial loggers threatened to destroy large stands of sugar pines adjacent to Yosemite, he provided more than $1 million to save 15,000 acres of forest. Mr. Rockefeller financed the construction of museums in Mesa Verde, Grand Canyon, and Yellowstone national parks. In 1972 Congress honored his contributions by creating a memorial parkway between Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks, which bears his name. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., symbolizes the philanthropic spirit of many American families, foundations, and individuals that have been vital to the national parks.

I had the answer right the first time what happened.

Great info, great man. Wish there were more like him today.

Got the correct answer

Remembered those times very well!👏

Good info

William Laughton thank you for that very interesting bit of US history. Merry Christmas!

robert karel, No that was Dubya

Got it.

I once read Bill Clinton sold Yellowstone to China. williamrlaughlin,

Good question and answer.

I remember the report of his death in his office. Interesting.

I clicked "post" before I corrected a spelling error and a period.

He was part owner of a ranch in deep South Texas where they imported Nelgi antelopes from India. They are now a nuicance

One of the world's greatest philanthropists. Daddy gave the US Yellowstone NP. Nelson donated his billion $ art collection & NYC apt to starving artists. They would copy the classics & sell for their profit & training. He donated to everything!