1968 Press Photo Governor Nelson Rockefeller Not to Be Presidential Candidate

In New York, gay G.O.P elephant shares the panorama with Governor Nelson Rockefeller (background) as he tells the press he will not be a candidate for the 1968 Republican presidential nomination. Rockefeller, 59, said most G.O.P. leaders favor the candidacy of former Vice President Richard Nixon and the country would be ill served by divisive "personal combat" in the primaries.

Photo is dated 1968.

Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches.