Winthrop Rockefeller was the grandson of John D. Rockefeller, a decorated lieutenant colonel in World War II, and the Republican governor of Arkansas from 1966 to 1970 and again from 1970 to 1972. As governor, he worked to bring new industries and jobs to Arkansas and supported the arts. He was the only Southern governor to publicly mourn Martin Luther King Jr.'s death in 1968. Throughout his life, he made significant contributions to Arkansas through his business ventures and political leadership.

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Winthrop
Rockefeller
By Milena Morozova
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2. Grandson of John D. Rockefeller
Decorated lieutenant colonel
Establisher of the Rockwin fund
Republican governor of Arkansas
Who is Winthrop Rockefeller?

3.  Was born on May 1, 1912, in
New York City.
 The son of John D. Rockefeller
Jr., grandson of John D.
Rockefeller.
 Studied in a private school in
Windsor, Connecticut.
 Withdrew from Yale University
during his 3rd year without
taking a degree.
Early years of Win

4.  Completed an Officer Candidate School
 In 1942 was named commander of H Company, 305th
Infantry Regiment, Seventy-seventh Division, Fort
Jackson, South Carolina.
 He was promoted to captain in 1942 and to major in
1943.
 Participated in the Battle of Guam and the invasion of
Okinawa
 Left the army with the rank of lieutenant colonel, having
received the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster and the
Purple Heart.
World War II

5. Winrock Farms

6.  In early 1953 after visiting a businessman
friend Frank Newell Winthrop
Rockefeller bought a large amount of
land atop Petit Jean Mountain and made
a showplace home, which he named
Winrock Farms.
Winrock Farms

7.  Winthrop Rockefeller supported the Arkansas
Arts Center. The Rockwin Fund provided
support for different causes across the state.
 During his nine years of work in Arkansas
Industrial Development Commission Rockefeller
brought more than 600 new industrial plants to
Arkansas, this provided 90,000 new jobs.
 Industrial employment in that period grew by
47.5 percent.
Life in Arkansas

9.  In 1966 Winthrop Rockefeller was elected as
republican governor, remarkably it was an
election in which black voters cast the deciding
vote.
 Rockefeller won with fifty-four percent of the
vote.
 Winthrop Rockefeller promised the arkansans
an “Era of Excellence”.
 In November 1968 Rockefeller was reelected
with a huge black majority of voters.
Becoming a governor

10.  On April 7, 1968, Rockefeller held a public
ceremony of mourning for the death of Martin
Luther King Jr.
 He was the only Southern governor to do
so, this later helped Little Rock escape some of
the rioting that broke out after King’s
assassination.
Attitude towards blacks

11.  Ran for a third term as a governor, but was
overrun by Dale Bumpers. After this Rockefeller
withdrew from the politics.
 After his death the wealth of Winthrop
Rockefeller was divided between a charitable
trust and the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation.
 His son, Winthrop Paul Rockefeller, was first
elected Arkansas lieutenant governor in 1996.
Last years

13.  An outstanding grandson of John D.
Rockefeller, lieutenant colonel, establisher of
the Rockwin fund and a Republican governor of
Arkansas.
 A person who made a great contribution to the
culture and history of Arkansas and USA.
So who is Winthrop
Rockefeller?

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Rockefeller
 http://www.rockarch.org/collections/fami
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