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    1937-06-1889 years, 4 months, and 23 days old

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    New York City, New York, USA

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    Male

    Biography

    John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller IV (born June 18, 1937) is an American retired politician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia (1985–2015). He was first elected to the Senate in 1984, while in office as governor of West Virginia (1977–1985). Rockefeller moved to Emmons, West Virginia, to serve as a VISTA worker in 1964 and was first elected to public office as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (1966–1968). Rockefeller was later elected secretary of state of West Virginia (1968–1973) and was president of West Virginia Wesleyan College (1973–1975). He became the state's senior U.S. senator when the long-serving Senator Robert Byrd died in June 2010.

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    Fall of the Republic: The Presidency of Barack H. Obama
    Self - Senator (archive footage)
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    2009-10-21
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    The World According to Dick Cheney
    Self (archive footage)
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    2013-01-18
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    Meet the Press
    Self
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    1947-11-06
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