I remember Rockefeller (not personally. I’m only 47. But historically).
Yes he was a liberal Republican. The polar opposite of Goldwater and Reagan. And idiot Ford made him vice president.
Picking Rockefeller for VP kept him (Rocky) from taking pot shots at Ford from the sidelines. Remember, the GOP was a hot mess after Watergate. What with Nixon’s abdication, the way the war in VN was concluded and the recession, Ford had enough on his plate.
Perhaps the fact that I’ve got thirty years on you allows me a different perspective.