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Scrapbook 1968: Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller visits Union College in Schenectady (11 photos)

By Steven Cook | October 24, 2022

Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller smiles as he steps to the podium at Union College during a visit on Oct. 3, 1968. — PHOTOGRAPHER: File Photo

Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller smiles as he steps to the podium at Union College during a visit on Oct. 3, 1968.

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SCRAPBOOK – Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller’s Oct. 3, 1968 visit to Union College.

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Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller mingles with Union College students during a visit and address on Thursday, October 3, 1968.
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Gov. Rockefeller speaks at the podium at Union College.
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Senior citizens on campus offered hearty greetings to Gov. Rockefeller at Union College on Oct. 3, 1968.
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Gov. Rockefeller meets new friends on the campus of Union College during the fall of 1968. Rockefeller became vice president of the United States in 1974, under President Gerald Ford, and served until 1977. He died in 1979, at age 70.
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Some audience members protest during their session with the Republican governor. During the address, students up front show off a large banner that reads, “Democratic Choice? Nixon? Humphrey? Wallace?” Rockefeller had campaigned for the Republican nomination for president, losing to Nixon. Nixon won the election, besting Hubert H. Humphrey.
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Union College students, some carrying signs, listen to Nelson A. Rockefeller during the governor’s visit to campus on Oct. 3, 1968.
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Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller waves to students during a visit to Union College on Thursday, Oct. 3, 1968.
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Rockefeller walks with students at Union College on Oct. 3, 1968.
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A young man carries a sign that reads “Smile People are Dying,” a reference to the Vietnam War, during Gov. Rockefeller’s trip to Union College during the fall of 1968.
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Rockefeller smiles as he steps to the podium at Union College during a visit on Oct. 3, 1968.
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