Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Nelson Aldrich) (1908-1979), MacCrate, Robert, Corbin, Sol Neil, Douglass, Robert R., Whiteman, Michael, and New York (State). Governor (1959-1973 : Rockefeller)
- Extent:
- 70.32 Cubic Feet
- Language:
- English .
Background
- Scope and Content:
The primary responsibility of Counsel to the Governor was to translate the Governor's programs into law. The counsel's staff ensured that bills were correctly drafted, and helped to stop bills that were antithetical to the Governor's programs from being enacted. Bills in the Governor's annual legislative program were drafted by the Counsel's Office to ensure that they reflected the Governor's views. Drafting work was divided among assistant counsels, roughly according to subject matter. The Counsel's staff also reviewed bills drafted by other agencies. Governor Rockefeller was not directly involved in this work, concentrating instead on broad policy matters. During Governor Rockefeller's administrations, the Counsel was one of three people, along with the Secretary to the Governor and the Budget Director, on whom he relied most heavily for administration and program development.
From Robert H. Connery and Gerald Benjamin, "Rockefeller of New York: Executive Power in the Statehouse," (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1979), pp. 121-122.
- Arrangement:
This series is divided into four subseries:
Subseries 1 - Robert MacCrate Subseries 2 - Sol Neil Corbin Subseries 3 - Robert R. Douglass Subseries 4 - Michael Whiteman
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Vice-Presidents -- United States
Governors -- Election -- New York (State) -- 1970
Human rights
Arms control
Affirmative action programs -- New York (State)
International relations -- United States
International economic relations
International relations
Political campaigns -- United States
Legislation -- New York (State)
Political science
Presidential campaigns -- United States
Public policy
Public relations
State governments -- United States
Governors -- Election -- New York (State) -- 1958
Governors -- Election -- New York (State) -- 1962
Governors -- Election -- New York (State) -- 1966
Presidential candidates -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Civil service -- New York (State)
Economics
Federal government -- United States
Government policy
Arms control -- United States
Civil defense
Civil defense -- United States
Civil service - Places:
- Latin America
New York (State)
New York (N.Y.)
United States
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