Talk:Nelson Rockefeller/Archives/2015

25th Amendment

The article states that Nelson's appointment to the Vice Presidency was the first use of the 25th Amendment's provision for such an appointment. I don't think that is correct - the article Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution says that it was the 2nd such use. Sbreheny (talk) 04:45, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

I concur. The first use of the 25th Amendment was appointing Gerald Ford to replace Spiro Agnew. The 2nd use was appointing Rockefeller to replace Ford when Ford replaced Nixon. However, I can't find where the article has this error now. Someone may have read your remark, fixed the article, and then failed to put a note in here.2604:2000:C6AA:B400:895A:65F2:DC7D:87AB (talk)Christopher L. Simpson

Nelson Jr.'s date of birth IS eneyclopedic information and should NOT be withheld by this article

This article says that Nelson Sr. and Happy were married in early May of 1963. The only data supplied as to Nelson Jr.'s date of birth is "1964". If one digs deep enough one can find out that it was three days prior to the California Republican Primary of 1964, but then when was that? How many links and articles does one have to chase down before one can make the determination as to whether Happy was already knocked up when she and Nelson Sr. married? If Nelson Jr. was born in January of 1964 and the Primary in question was 3 days later, well. This is relevant and encyclopedic information not perhaps for evaluating Happy and Nelson Sr. in absolute moral terms but in researching any possible disconnection between the private conduct of politicans and the public's perception of an asserted code of morality by which they expect their elected officials to abide. The divorce and rapid remarriage of Nelson and Happy had an effect in light of this disconnection. Moreso if she was already pregnant. The birth-date information that would enable someone to surmise that she was, or might have been, or conclusively was not already pregnant when marrying Nelson Sr. should not be withheld. Researchers have a legitimate interest in knowing it.2604:2000:C6AA:B400:895A:65F2:DC7D:87AB (talk) 05:45, 20 May 2015 (UTC)Christopher L. Simpson