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The Rockys- The Family That Preys Together Stays Together

PostPosted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 1:55 am
by Pissed Off Cabbie
<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.mega.nu:8080/ampp/gary_allen_rocker/grf01.jpg">www.mega.nu:8080/ampp/gar.../grf01.jpg</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br>From left to right: John D. III, Winthrop, David, Nelson, and Laurance.<br><br>During their divorce trial, Winthrop's wife testified that the brothers often met at the Governor's mansion in Arkansas to discuss how to get Nelson into the White House. <br><br>In 1972, Nelson was appointed Vice President. Three different assassination attempts were carried out on President Gerald Ford, two of which were perpetrated by Manson cult members Squeaky Fromm, and Sara Jane Moore. <br><br>In a PBS special on the Rockefellers, Laurance recounted telling Nelson, "You wanted to be the head of the family, and the president. In both, you have failed." Apparently, so. <p></p><i></i>