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  • History prof examines Nelson Rockefeller’s career as a lens for GOP’s rightward shift

    Aug 20, 2024 11:15 am by Jodi HeckelResearch
    Cover of Marsha Barrett's book, “Nelson Rockefeller’s Dilemma: The Fight to Save Moderate Republicanism.” Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

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    • Cover of Marsha Barrett's book, “Nelson Rockefeller’s Dilemma: The Fight to Save Moderate Republicanism.” Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

    The prevailing view of Rockefeller as a moderate ignored how embattled moderates were within the Republican Party, Barrett wrote. She examines Rockefeller’s career with an emphasis on policies that affected African Americans.