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| occupation = [[banker]], [[statesman]], [[globalist]]
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| spouse = Margaret "Peggy" McGrath
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'''David Rockefeller Sr.''' (born [[June 12]], [[1915]]) is a prominent [[United States|American]] [[banker]], [[statesman]], [[globalist]] and the current patriarch of the [[Rockefeller family]]. He is the youngest and only surviving child of [[John D. Rockefeller Jr.]] and the only surviving grandchild of billionaire oil tycoon [[John D. Rockefeller]], founder of [[Standard Oil]]. His five deceased siblings are: [[Abby Rockefeller Mauzé|Abby]], [[John D. Rockefeller III|John D. III]], [[Nelson Rockefeller|Nelson]], [[Laurance Rockefeller|Laurance]] and [[Winthrop Rockefeller|Winthrop]].


{{nihongo|'''''No More Heroes'''''|ノーモア★ヒーローズ|Nō Moa Hīrōzu}} is an action [[video game]] for the [[Wii]] video game system. It was directed by [[Goichi Suda]] (known in Japan by the nickname Suda51), developed by [[Grasshopper Manufacture]] and published by [[Marvelous Interactive Inc.]], [[Spike (company)|Spike]], [[Ubisoft]] and [[Rising Star Games]]. The game was previously titled ''Heroes''.<ref name="IGNProfile">{{cite web|url= http://wii.ign.com/objects/827/827358.html|title=No More Heroes|publisher=[[IGN]]|accessdate=2007-09-21}}</ref>
== Early life ==
He was born in [[New York City]], at 10 West Fifty-fourth Street, a nine-story [[mansion]] owned by his father, then the largest private residence in the city. It contained rare, ancient, medieval and [[Renaissance]] treasures collected by his father&nbsp;&mdash; some, such as the ''[[Unicorn Tapestries]]'', were held in his father's adjoining premises at 12 West Fifty-fourth. On the 7th floor was his mother [[Abby Aldrich Rockefeller|Abby]]'s private modern art gallery. The mansion at number 10 was subsequently donated by David's father as a site for the sculpture garden in his wife's name and memory, now part of the complex that is the [[Museum of Modern Art]].


The game is not a sequel to Suda51's earlier game, ''[[killer7]]'', but an entirely original game running on a new engine. Though the two games have stylistic similarities, Suda51 has said that while ''killer7'' focused on political issues, ''No More Heroes'' focuses on social ones.<ref>{{cite web|last=Eason|first=Pat|url=http://www.myarcadeplanet.com/articlenav-256-page-1.html| title=No More Heroes Previewed|date=2007-08-10|accessdate=2007-09-21|publisher=My Arcade Planet}}</ref>
He spent much time as a child at the vast family estate of ''Pocantico'' (see [[Kykuit]]), where he recalls visits by, among many other famous visitors, General [[George C. Marshall]], the adventurer Admiral [[Richard Evelyn Byrd|Richard Byrd]] (whose Antarctic expeditions had been funded by his father), and the famous aviator [[Charles Lindbergh]].<ref>Famous visitors to Kykuit&nbsp;&mdash; see David Rockefeller, ''Memoirs'', New York: Random House, 2002 (pp.28-9,323)</ref> Summer vacations were spent at the ''Eyrie'', a vast rambling 100-room mansion in Seal Harbor on the southeast shore of [[Mount Desert Island]], in [[Maine]] (with neighbors and friends such as members of the [[Ford family]]), along with a large retinue of servants, French tutors and governesses (the mansion was demolished by the family in the early 1960s).


In a [[March 15]], [[2008]] interview with ''[[Computer and Video Games]]'', Suda51 revealed he would be interested in producing ''No More Heroes 2'' for the Wii.<ref>[http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=184821 Wii Interview: A chat with Suda 51 - ComputerAndVideoGames.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Rockefeller attended the experimental ''Lincoln School'', at 123rd Street, in [[Harlem]], the brainchild of [[Abraham Flexner]], who had been strongly influenced by the educational philosophy of [[John Dewey]]. The school, opened in 1916, was operated by the Teachers College at [[Columbia University]], with crucial funding in its early years from the family's ''General Education Board'', the philanthropic educational institution which had been created by his grandfather and further supported by his father, which was later rolled into the [[Rockefeller Foundation]].


On [[October 8]], [[2008]] a sequel, to be called [[No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle]], was revealed at [[TGS]] 2008. Being developed by [[Grasshopper Manufacture]] and published by [[Marvelous Interactive Inc.]] in Japan.<ref>[http://wii.ign.com/articles/917/917757p1.html]</ref> The sequel is being developed for the Wii and will be released in 2010.<ref name="Marvelous PDF">http://www.mmv.co.jp/common/images/var/ir_news/232/081009TGS2008.pdf</ref>
Later, in 1936, he graduated [[cum laude]] from [[Harvard University]], doing his senior thesis on [[Fabian socialism]]. He did a postgraduate year in economics at Harvard and then a year at the [[London School of Economics]], which had strong links to the family through his father and the family-run Rockefeller Foundation. It was at this time he first worked briefly in the London branch of what was to become the [[Chase Manhattan Bank]]. It was at the LSE he first met [[John F. Kennedy]] (although he had earlier been his contemporary at Harvard) and briefly dated his sister [[Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington|Kathleen]].<ref>Dated JFK's sister&nbsp;&mdash; Ibid., (p.85)</ref>In 1940 he received his Ph.D. from the family-created (1889) [[University of Chicago]]; his dissertation was entitled: ''"Unused Resources and Economic Waste"''.


==Gameplay==
In that year, in order to gain experience in government service, he became secretary to New York Mayor [[Fiorello La Guardia]] for eighteen months in what is known as a "dollar a year" public service position. Although the mayor was at pains to point out to the press that he was only one of 60 interns in the city government, his working space was in fact the vacant office of the deputy mayor.<ref>Occupied deputy mayor's office&nbsp;&mdash; see John Ensor Harr and Peter J. Johnson, ''The Rockefeller Century: Three Generations of America's Greatest Family'', New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1988. (p.392)</ref>
Throughout the game, the player controls the character Travis Touchdown. The game has a [[Nonlinear gameplay|free roaming]] world,<ref name="SudaOnIGN" /> allowing Travis to move around on foot or on his motorcycle, the "Schpeltiger".<ref name="CaVGi" /> Gameplay is open-ended, with the concession that the player must kill the top ten assassins in order to make the storyline progress. There are numerous part time job side quests to earn money which can be spent on weapons, training sessions, clothes and video tapes.


Control is handled through the [[Wii Remote]] and [[Wii Remote#Nunchuk|Nunchuk attachment]], with the Remote controlling his weapon, the [[lightsaber|beam katana]], and the Nunchuk moving Travis. Most attacks are performed using the "A" button, with certain other moves, including the "[[Finishing move|death blow]]" and sword lock struggles, executed by following on-screen instructions. Further, since the beam katanas run on batteries, they must be charged from time to time by pressing the "1" button on the remote and shaking it.<ref>{{cite web|last=Harris|first=Craig|url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/821/821975p1.html| title=TGS 2007: No More Heroes Hands-on|date=2007-09-21|accessdate=2007-09-25|publisher=[[IGN]]}}</ref> The beam katana can also be upgraded and replaced throughout the game by visiting Dr. Naomi. While the katana does not follow the exact position of the remote, it is able to distinguish between a "high" and "low" position which varies the character stance and the attacks done. In addition to attacks with the beam katana Travis can kick and punch, and when enemies are stunned he can throw them with a number of [[Professional wrestling throws|professional wrestling maneuvers]], done by manipulating both the Wii Remote and Nunchuk.
He then served as assistant regional director of the United States ''Office of Defense, Health and Welfare Services'', from 1941 to 1942. In 1943 he enlisted in the war effort and entered Officer Candidate School; he was ultimately promoted to captain in 1945. During World War II he served in North Africa and France (he spoke fluent French) for [[military intelligence]] and set up political and economic intelligence units, while also serving for seven months as an assistant military attaché at the [[Diplomatic missions of the United States|American Embassy]] in [[Paris]]. During this period he would call on family contacts and [[Standard Oil]] executives for assistance, establish contacts of his own, and come to highly regard the invaluable potential of "networking".<ref>Beginnings of his networking&nbsp;&mdash; ''Memoirs'', (p.113)</ref>


Travis has a secondary mode, "Dark Side", that is accessed when three icons line up in a slot machine after a successful death blow.
== Joins family business ==
After the war he returned to the [[Family Office|family office]], ''Room 5600'', in [[Rockefeller Center]], where he joined up with his brothers in their reorganization of this pivotal family establishment and participated in some of their myriad business and philanthropic ventures, especially a major investment in Nelson's Latin American developmental organization, the ''International Basic Economy Corporation'' (IBEC), as well as investing in fifty start-up companies of his brother Laurance's venture capital firm [[Venrock Associates]].<ref>Major investment in Nelson's IBEC&nbsp;&mdash; Ibid., (p.130); Venrock investments&nbsp;&mdash; Harr & Johnson, op.cit. (p.542)</ref>


==Plot==
It was at this time that the institution of regular "brothers' meetings" was established, where they made decisions on matters of common interest and reported on noteworthy events in each of their lives. David served as secretary to the group, making notes of each meeting. It has been subsequently reported via a family history that these notes would serve as excellent source material for researchers, but that it will be a long time before these notes are released to the public, if ever.<ref>David as secretary and his notes on the "brothers' meetings" not publicly released&nbsp;&mdash; Harr & Johnson, op.cit. (pp.530-31, 603''n'')</ref>
The story follows [[List of No More Heroes characters#Travis Touchdown|Travis Touchdown]], who is a stereotypical [[otaku]] – his motel room decorated with [[professional wrestling]] and [[anime]] collectibles – living in near poverty in the No More Heroes motel of the fictional town of Santa Destroy, California.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2007/08/29/travis-touchdown-has-a-comfortable-home-life/ |title=Travis Touchdown has a comfortable home life |accessdate=2007-09-21 |publisher=Nintendo Wii Fanboy}}</ref> After winning a [[lightsaber|beam katana]] in an internet auction, he becomes a [[Contract killing|hitman]]. When he runs out of money to buy video games and wrestling videos he accepts a job to kill Helter Skelter, also known as "the Drifter," which earns him rank 11 by the United Assassins Association, a governing body of assassins. Realizing that he has now made himself a target for aspiring assassins, he sets out to secure himself the coveted position of number one hitman in the UAA.<ref name="IGNProfile">{{cite web |url=http://wii.ign.com/objects/827/827358.html |title=No More Heroes |publisher=[[IGN]] |accessdate=2007-09-21 |work=Game Profiles }}</ref>


The Japanese version's instruction booklet, entitled the ''United Assassins Association Official Manual'', contains a small manga which contained much of the backstory about the UAA and Travis' first kill. This manga was not included in the North American release of the game, but is available on the official website.<ref>[http://nomoreheroesgame.us.ubi.com/media.php Media | No More Heroes | Ubisoft<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
In 1947, Rockefeller was invited onto the board of the [[Carnegie Endowment for International Peace]] by its then president, [[Alger Hiss]], later to be embroiled in a spy scandal; serving on the board were such figures as [[John Foster Dulles]] (chairman), [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] and the president of IBM , [[Thomas J. Watson]]. He duly accepted the prestigious appointment and was subsequently instrumental in relocating the Endowment's headquarters to a site opposite the new [[United Nations headquarters]] building, with a [[Chase Bank]] branch on the ground floor.<ref>On the board of the Carnegie Endowment&nbsp;&mdash; ''Memoirs'', (pp.149-51)</ref>


===Characters===
Rockefeller joined the [[Council on Foreign Relations]] (CFR) as a director in 1949, the youngest to be appointed to that position up to that time; he was later to become head of the nominating committee for future membership; much later he became chairman of this influential foreign policy think-tank.<ref>Head of the CFR's nominating committee&nbsp;&mdash; see Phillip L. Zweig, ''Wriston: Walter Wriston, Citibank, and the Rise and Fall of American Financial Supremacy'', New York: Crown Publishers, 1995.(p.110)</ref> It was later established, however, that his connection to the Council predated this directorship in 1949. He had earlier played a role in the Council's deliberations as the secretary of the CFR Study Group on "Reconstruction in Western Europe", that met over the years 1946-47. The deliberations of that group are credited with influencing the [[Harry S. Truman#Presidency 1945–1953|Truman administration's]] decision to reconstruct war ravaged Europe with American financial aid, subsequently known as the [[Marshall Plan]].<ref>Involvement in the Marshall Plan&nbsp;&mdash; see Will Banyan, ''The "Proud Internationalist": The Globalist Vision of David Rockefeller'', Research Paper, (pdf, 88 pages), 2006, (p.7).</ref>
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Above Travis in the UAA are ten other assassins. The person that provides ranks and sets up matches for the assassins is [[List of No More Heroes characters#Silvia Christel|Silvia Christel]], a "mysterious" and "cold" woman.<ref name="official" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3155573 |title=No More Heroes |accessdate=2007-09-22 |publisher=[[1UP.com]] |work=Wii Previews }}</ref> Travis is aided by a weapons maker named Doctor Naomi, former pro-wrestler Thunder Ryu, and a drunk, Randall Lovikov.<ref name="official">{{cite web |url=http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/game/wii/nomoreheroes/character/index.html |title=No More Heroes: Characters |accessdate=2007-09-22 |language=[[Japanese language|Japanese]] |publisher=[[Marvelous Interactive]]}}</ref> Naomi sells beam katanas and upgrades for them, Ryu operates a gym and trains Travis - allowing him to increase his strength, combos and health for a small fee - and Lovikov is a drunken old man who teaches new maneuvers and techniques.


==Development==
Thus began a lifelong association with the prestigious Council on Foreign Relations, which had been financially supported for its establishment, in 1921, by his father, who also provided major funding for its first headquarters. Further ongoing funding was provided by the family's [[Rockefeller Foundation]] and family-created oil companies; along with a [[Standard Oil]] executive's widow providing the mansion for its expanded New York headquarters, ''Harold Pratt House'', in 1944.<ref>Ongoing financial support of the Council on Foreign Relations&nbsp;&mdash; see Peter Grose, ''Continuing the Inquiry: The Council on Foreign Relations from 1921 to 1996'', New York: Council on Foreign Relations, 1996; Ron Chernow, ''Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.'', New York: Warner Books, 1998 (p.638)</ref>
''No More Heroes'' was initially planned as an [[Xbox 360]] game, until Yasuhiro Wada suggested the Wii and its unique control structure to director Suda51.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/29510/Time-For-Heroes-began-life-on-360-says-developer |title=No More Heroes began life on 360, says developer |first=Tim |last=Ingham |accessdate=2008-02-03 |pblisher=[[Market for Home Computing and Video Games|MCV]]}}</ref> Suda has cited the film ''[[El Topo]]'' among the inspirations for ''No More Heroes''.<ref name="CaVGi">{{cite web|last= Ogden|first= Gavin| title=Interview: No More Heroes man talks shop | url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=161891 | publisher=[[Computer and Video Games|CVG]]|date=[[2007-04-12]]| accessdate=2007-06-19}}</ref> In one interview he went so far as to say he would try to make it "as violent, or even more violent than ''[[Manhunt 2]]'',"<ref name="SudaOnIGN">{{cite web|last= Casamassina|first=Matt|authorlink = Matt Casamassina | url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/765/765721p1.html | title=Suda 51 on No More Heroes | accessdate=2007-09-21 |publisher=[[IGN]] | date=[[2007-02-16]]|accessdate=2007-12-13 }}</ref> a game that received an AO rating from the [[Entertainment Software Rating Board|ESRB]] in its original form. A trailer shown at the March 2007 [[Game Developers Conference]] featured Travis Touchdown using the beam katana to decapitate or cut enemies in half, with copious amounts of blood being spilled.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://media.wii.ign.com/media/827/827358/vids_1.html |title=No More Heroes Trailer, Videos and Movies |accessdate=2007-09-21 |publisher=IGN}}</ref> Later videos featured clouds of black pixels and objects resembling [[coin]]s spurting from enemies instead of blood.<ref>{{cite web|last= Walker|first= Torrey |url=http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3162999 |title=First hands-on impressions of Suda51's newest Wii title |accessdate=2007-09-21 |publisher=[[1Up.com]] |date=[[2007-09-19]] }}</ref> it was later explained that the "black clouds" version would be released in Japan, while North America would receive the game with the previously seen blood.<ref>{{cite web|last= Plunkett|first= Luke |url=http://kotaku.com/gaming/tgs07/no-more-heroes-violence-toned-down-for-japanese-market-302724.php |title=No More Heroes Violence Toned Down For Japanese Market|date=[[2007-09-22]] |accessdate=2007-09-24 |publisher=[[Kotaku]]}}</ref> Later, however, Suda51 decided to release the bloodless version in Europe as well.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/29132/Devs-decided-to-censor-Euro-No-More-Heroes |title=Studio boss chose to censor Euro No More Heroes|date=[[2007-12-12]] |accessdate=2007-12-12 |first=Ben |last=Parfitt |publisher=[[Market for Home Computing and Video Games|MCV]]}}</ref> In the North American version, the enemies are generally decapitated or split in half with large quantities of blood gushing from them. Overall, the two versions feature common enemies eventually burning away and a fountain of coins, with or without the inclusion of blood.


Yūsuke Kozaki, who has previously designed characters for ''[[Speed Grapher]]'', designed the characters for ''No More Heroes''.<ref>{{cite web | title=No More Heroes: Staff| url=http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/game/wii/nomoreheroes/staff/index.html | language = Japanese | publisher=[[Marvelous Interactive Inc.|Marvelous Entertainment Inc]]| accessdate=2007-11-17}}</ref> Others on the team include costume designer [[Okama (artist)|Okama]], who designed the OP for ''[[Densha Otoko]]'', and weapons and mechanics designer Shigeto Koyama, who worked on ''[[Eureka Seven]]'' as an illustrator.
Through his extended membership, including as the prominent long-term chairman, from 1970 to 1985, he met all the major foreign policy figures of successive presidential administrations from [[Harry S. Truman]] onwards to the present day&nbsp;&mdash; for example, the current [[United States Secretary of State]], [[Condoleezza Rice]] and the vice-president, [[Dick Cheney]], are longtime Council members.


==Music==
== Career at the Chase Bank ==
The song "Heavenly Star" by [[Genki Rockets]] is used in many parts of the game. In the Japanese and European version, a music video of it can be watched on Travis' television, but it was replaced with the original ''Heroes'' trailer for the game in the North American version.
In 1946, Rockefeller became the family's first and only banker when he joined the staff of the longtime family-associated ''Chase National Bank'' ("the Rockefeller Bank"). The chairman at that time was his uncle [[Winthrop Aldrich]], the son of the powerful U.S. Senator [[Nelson W. Aldrich]], and the brother of Rockefeller's mother, [[Abby Aldrich Rockefeller|Abby Aldrich]]. Chase National subsequently became the [[Chase Manhattan Bank]] in 1955, now called [[JPMorgan Chase]].


===Soundtrack===
He started as an assistant manager (the lowest officer rank) in the Foreign Department, which financed international trade in a number of commodities, such as coffee, sugar and metals; it also maintained relationships with more than 1,000 correspondent banks throughout the world. He worked his way up through the ranks (but was never a teller and never made a loan), becoming president in 1960. He was chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan from 1969 to 1980 and chairman until 1981. He was also, as recently as 1980, the single largest individual shareholder of the bank, holding 1.7% of its shares.<ref>1.7% shareholding of Chase Bank&nbsp;&mdash; see ''Time Magazine'' article, ''The Change at David's Bank'', September 1, 1980. (See External Links)</ref>
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The ''No More Heroes Original Sound Tracks'', featuring all original compositions by music director [[Masafumi Takada]], was released on [[January 23]], [[2008]] in Japan. It contains 71 tracks spanning over a 3-disc set. A second, [[Remix album|remix soundtrack]] entitled ''[[No More Heroes Sound Tracks: Dark Side]]'' was later released on [[March 14]], [[2008]].


Most recently, [[The Outer Rim]], a band featuring game composer [[Norihiko Hibino]], released its self-titled debut album featuring an English drama using ''No More Heroes'' characters in a far future setting. The album can be purchased on [[CD Baby]].
The Chase was primarily a wholesale bank, dealing with other prominent financial institutions and major corporate clients such as [[General Electric]] (which had, through its [[RCA]] affiliate, leased prominent space and become a crucial first tenant of [[Rockefeller Center]], rescuing that major project in 1930). The bank also is closely associated with and has financed the [[oil industry]], having longstanding connections with its board directors to the successor companies of [[Standard Oil]], especially [[Exxon Mobil]]. It was only through the 1955 merger that the bank shifted significantly into consumer banking.


==Reception==
In 1954, Rockefeller became chairman of the committee charged with deciding the location of the bank's new headquarters. The following year his decision to erect the building in the Wall Street area was accepted; it was subsequently seen as a decision that directly revived the City's downtown financial district. In 1960 the headquarters was completed under his direction at [[One Chase Manhattan Plaza]], on Liberty Street in downtown Manhattan, directly across from the [[Federal Reserve Bank of New York]]. At 60 stories, it was at that time the largest bank building in the world; it also had, five floors below ground, the largest bank vault then in existence.
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The Chase Bank's principal competitor&nbsp;&mdash; then and now&nbsp;&mdash; was ''National City Bank'' of New York (later ''First National City Bank''), now [[Citibank]], a division of the holding company [[Citigroup]]. Ironically, National City had a long association with the Rockefeller family through ''James Stillman'', a director of the Bank, and David's great-uncle [[William Rockefeller]], [[Standard Oil]]'s finance manager, who was recruited to the Bank's board by Stillman from 1884 onwards. The Bank then became enriched by its association with the Standard Oil empire, to the point where it was nicknamed the Oil Bank.<ref>Citibank and the Standard Oil/Rockefeller connection&nbsp;&mdash; see Ron Chernow, ''Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.'', London: Warner Books, 1998. (p.337)</ref>

When Stillman and William Rockefeller's children later intermarried they became the Stillman Rockefellers and a descendant, [[James Stillman Rockefeller]], subsequently became chairman of Citibank from 1959, at about the same time as David became Chase president in 1960.

In the 1960s Rockefeller and other businessmen formed the Chase ''International Advisory Committee'' (IAC)&nbsp;&mdash; which in 2005 consisted of twenty-eight prominent and respected businessmen from 19 nations throughout the world, many of whom were his personal friends; he was subsequently to become chairman until he retired from that position on the IAC in 1999. After the J. P. Morgan merger, this committee was renamed the ''International Council'', and contains prominent figures such as [[Henry Kissinger]], [[Riley P. Bechtel]] (of the [[Bechtel]] Group), [[Andre Desmarais]], [[Lee Kuan Yew]] and [[George Shultz]], the current chairman. Historically, prominent figures on the IAC have included [[Gianni Agnelli]] (a longtime associate, who spent thirty years on the Committee), [[John Loudon]] (Chairman of [[Royal Dutch-Shell]]), [[C. Douglas Dillon]], [[David Packard]] and [[Henry Ford II]].<ref>Historical members of the Chase International Advisory Committee&nbsp;&mdash; ''Memoirs'' (pp.205-09)</ref>

Under his stewardship the Chase spread internationally and became a central pillar in the world's financial system, including being the leading bank for the [[United Nations]]. It has a global network of correspondent banks that has been estimated to number about 50,000, the largest of any bank in the world. A notable achievement was the setting up of the first branch of an American bank at ''One Karl Marx Square'', near the Kremlin, in the then [[Soviet Union]], in 1973. This was also the year Rockefeller traveled to [[China]], resulting in his bank becoming the National Bank of China's first correspondent bank in the United States.

Before becoming Chairman of the [[Federal Reserve]], [[Paul Volcker]] worked for Chase. Volcker has had a long association with Rockefeller, becoming a member of the Trust Committee of the family in 1987, after stepping down from his position at the Reserve. The Trust Committee is the pivotal committee which controls the wealth of the family through trusts established by [[John D. Rockefeller, Jr.]], as well as the real estate firm that then owned [[Rockefeller Center]], before it was sold.<ref>Volcker's connections to Rockefeller through the Trust Committee&nbsp;&mdash; see ''Memoirs'' (p.474)</ref>

== World Bank and IMF ==
The Chase Bank has also had a strong connection to the [[World Bank]], as three presidents ([[John J. McCloy]], [[Eugene R. Black, Sr.]] and [[George David Woods|George Woods]]) all worked at Chase before taking up positions at the international bank. A fourth president, [[James D. Wolfensohn]], is also closely associated with Rockefeller, serving as a director of the Rockefeller Foundation, amongst other family-created institutions.<ref>Chase connections to the World Bank&nbsp;&mdash; ''The August Review: The World Bank''. (See External Links)</ref>

Rockefeller has also for many years hosted annual luncheons at the family's [[Westchester County]] ''Pocantico'' estate for the world's finance ministers and [[central bank]] governors, following the annual Washington meetings of the World Bank and [[International Monetary Fund]].<ref>Annual luncheons for finance ministers and central bankers&nbsp;&mdash; ''Memoirs'', (p.293)</ref> These luncheons were held at the ''Playhouse''. These regular meetings were also attended by the other internationalist in the family, [[John D. Rockefeller 3rd|John D 3rd]], up until his death in 1978.

It was through a recommendation from the World Bank's Eugene Black that Rockefeller gained a crucial executive assistant, [[Joseph Verner Reed, Jr.]], from the beginning of his Chase chairmanship; Reed had been an assistant to Black at the World Bank and had worked with Black when he was a Chase director, rising to become a Vice President. Reed was subsequently to become a crucial emissary for Rockefeller in the admittance of the Shah of Iran into the United States, amongst other duties. Later, in 1987, Reed became Under Secretary General for Political Affairs at the [[United Nations]], a pivotal senior position that is traditionally given to the United States, thus becoming the top-ranking American in the [[United Nations Secretariat]].<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DEEDD1638F932A35756C0A961948260 New York Times: Next U.N. Official From U.S.: Political Flair]; see also ''Memoirs'', (p.215)</ref>

== Prominent associates ==
An early connection he developed in the 1950s was with the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA). As well as knowing [[Allen Dulles]] and his brother [[John Foster Dulles]]&nbsp;&mdash; who was an in-law of the family <ref>Foster Dulles a Rockefeller in-law&nbsp;&mdash; see James Perloff, ''The Shadows of Power: The Council on Foreign Relations and the American Decline'', Wisconsin: Western Islands Publishers, 1988. (p.104)</ref>- since his college years, <ref>Friendship with Dulles family&nbsp;&mdash; ''Memoirs'' (p.149)</ref> it was in Room 3603 in [[Rockefeller Center]] that Allen Dulles had set up his WWII operational center after [[Pearl Harbor]], liaising closely with [[MI6]] which also had their principal U.S. operation in the Center.<ref>Allen Dulles and MI6 based in Rockefeller Center&nbsp;&mdash; see James Srodes, ''Allen Dulles: Master of Spies'', Washington: Regnery Publishing, Inc., 1999. (p.207, 210)</ref> He also knew and associated with the former CIA director [[Richard Helms]], as well as [[Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt, Jr.|Archibald Roosevelt, Jr.]], a Chase Bank employee and former CIA agent, whose cousin was the CIA agent, [[Kermit Roosevelt, Jr.]], involved in the Iran coup of 1953.<ref>Former CIA agent at Chase Bank&nbsp;&mdash; ''Memoirs'' (p.363)</ref> Also, in 1953, he had befriended [[William Bundy]], a pivotal CIA analyst for nine years in the 1950s, who became the Agency liaison to the [[National Security Council (USA)|National Security Council]], and a subsequent lifelong friend.<ref>Befriended the CIA analyst William Bundy&nbsp;&mdash; see Kai Bird, ''The Color of Truth: McGeorge Bundy and William Bundy; Brothers in Arms'', New York, Simon & Schuster, 1998. (pp. 180-81)</ref> Moreover, in ''Cary Reich'''s biography of his brother Nelson, a former CIA agent states that David was extensively briefed on covert intelligence operations by himself and other Agency division chiefs, under the direction of David's "friend and confidant", CIA Director Allen Dulles.<ref>David briefed on CIA operations&nbsp;&mdash; see Cary Reich, ''The Life of Nelson A. Rockefeller: Worlds to Conquer 1908-1958'', New York: Doubleday, 1996. (p.559)</ref>

In November 1979, while chairman of the Chase Bank, Rockefeller became embroiled in an international incident when he and [[Henry Kissinger]], along with [[John J. McCloy]] and Rockefeller aides, persuaded President [[Jimmy Carter]] through the [[United States Department of State]] to admit the Shah of Iran, [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]], into the United States for hospital treatment for [[lymphoma]]. This action directly precipitated what is known as the [[Iran hostage crisis]] and placed Rockefeller under intense media scrutiny (particularly from [[The New York Times]]) for the first time in his public life.<ref>Scrutiny by NYT over the Shah of Iran&nbsp;&mdash; ''Memoirs'' (pp.356-75)</ref>

In his extensive world travels, flying from country to country in his private jet, he has met a vast range of world leaders, including [[Fidel Castro]], [[Nikita Khrushchev]], [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] and, notably, [[Saddam Hussein]]. Other notable figures whom he has counted amongst his personal friends include members of the [[Rothschild banking family of England|Rothschild]], [[Henry Ford]] and [[Dulles]] families, along with such high profile individuals as [[Katharine Graham]], of the [[Washington Post]], [[Brooke Astor]], [[Nelson Mandela]] and [[Peter G. Peterson]], chairman of the [[Blackstone Group]], who succeeded Rockefeller as chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations in 1985.

Rockefeller has often hosted visits by foreign dignitaries to New York. One such occasion occurred in 1994 and concerned the visit of the Emperor and Empress of Japan. Rockefeller co-hosted their reception at the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] with the chairman of the [[New York Times]] Company, [[Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr.]], who was also chairman of the museum; among the audience were [[Helmut Schmidt]] of Germany, Sir [[Edward Heath]] of Great Britain and [[Jacques Chirac]] of France.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9804E3DD173DF935A25755C0A962958260|title=Royal Pair From Japan On a Visit In New York|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|first=Richard|last=Bernstein|authorlink=Richard Bernstein (journalist)|date=June 16, 1994|accessdate=2008-03-23}}</ref>

Another prominent American public official with whom Rockefeller has had a longstanding relationship was his brother Nelson's long-time consultant and protege, Henry Kissinger, whose wife, [[Nancy Kissinger]], (née Maginnes) was a former foreign policy aide to his brother. They first met in 1954, when Kissinger was appointed a director of a seminal Council on Foreign Relations study group on nuclear weapons, of which David was a member.<ref>David first met Kissinger in CFR study group in 1954&nbsp;&mdash; see Walter Isaacson, ''Kissinger: A Biography'', New York: Simon & Schuster, (updated) 2005, (p.84); Grose, ''Continuing the Inquiry:''op. cit.</ref>The relationship developed to the point that Kissinger was invited to sit on the board of trustees of the [[Rockefeller Brothers Fund]].

Rockefeller consulted with Kissinger on numerous occasions, as for example in the Chase Bank's interests in [[Chile]] and the threat of the election of [[Salvador Allende]] in 1970 <ref>Frequent consultations with Kissinger&nbsp;&mdash; see Isaacson, ''Kissinger'' op. cit., (p.289)</ref>, and fully supported his "opening of China" initiative in 1971 as it afforded banking opportunities for the Chase Bank.<ref>Banking opportunities for Chase in China&nbsp;&mdash; see John Donald Wilson, ''The Chase: The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., 1945-1985'', Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1986. (pp.229/30)</ref>

In 1965, Rockefeller and other senior businessmen formed the [[Council of the Americas]] to stimulate and support economic integration in the Americas. The Council subsequently played a key role in the passage of the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]] (NAFTA).<ref>Key role in passage of NAFTA&nbsp;&mdash; see Banyan, ''The Proud Internationalist'', op. cit. (p.29).</ref> In 1992, at a Council sponsored forum, Rockefeller proposed a "Western Hemisphere free trade area", which subsequently became the [[Free Trade Area of the Americas]] in a Miami summit in 1994. His and the Council's chief liaison to President [[Bill Clinton]] in order to garner support for this initiative was through Clinton's chief of staff, [[Mack McLarty]], whose consultancy firm [[Kissinger McLarty Associates]] is a corporate member of the Council, while McLarty himself is on the board of directors.<ref>McLarty as liaison to Clinton&nbsp;&mdash; ''Memoirs'', (p.437); For further details of Rockefeller's involvement in the FTAA, refer www.stoptheftaa.org. (see External Links)</ref>

In 1967, he formed The ''Business Committee for the Arts, Inc.'' (BCA), which is a national not-for-profit based in New York that established the annual Business in the Arts Awards, awarded to businesses who have formed exemplary partnerships with the arts community; this organization is co-sponsored by [[Forbes Magazine]].<ref>[http://cache.zoominfo.com/cachedpage/?archive_id=0&page_id=1332067251&page_url=%2f%2fwww.jchance.com%2fnews%2farticles%2fnews_102502.asp&page_last_updated=11%2f13%2f2006+9%3a31%3a37+AM&firstName=David&lastName=Rockefeller BCA annual Business in the Arts Awards].</ref>

In 1979, he formed the ''Partnership for New York City'', which is another not-for-profit membership organization consisting of a select group of two hundred CEOs ("Partners") from New York City’s top corporate, investment and entrepreneurial firms. They are elected annually and committed to working closely with government, labor and the nonprofit sector to enhance the economy and maintain New York City’s position as the global center of commerce, culture and innovation. Through its roster of blue-chip corporations, Rockefeller sits at the core of a network of the most powerful and influential businessmen and women in corporate America.<ref>[http://www.nycp.org/bod.html Newyorkcitypartnership.org]</ref> In 1992, he was selected as a leading member of the ''Russian-American Bankers Forum'', an advisory group set up by the head of the [[Federal Reserve Bank of New York]] to advise Russia on the modernization of its banking system, with the full endorsement of President [[Boris Yeltsin]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE7DE113EF933A15755C0A964958260|title=U.S. Advisers Will Aid Russians In Modernizing Banking System|first=Michael|last=Quint|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|date=1992-06-20|accessdate=2008-03-23}}</ref>

President Jimmy Carter offered him the positions of [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]] and Federal Reserve Chairman but he declined both positions, preferring a private role (recommending Volcker instead as Fed Chairman, who was subsequently appointed). Another offer he declined was from his brother Nelson, who offered to appoint him to [[Robert Kennedy]]'s Senate seat after Kennedy was assassinated in June 1968, a post Nelson also offered to their nephew [[Jay Rockefeller]].<ref>Nelson's offer of Kennedy's Senate seat&nbsp;&mdash; Ibid., (p.485)</ref>

In his private capacity he has worked with every United States president since Eisenhower, at times serving as an unofficial emissary on high-level diplomatic missions (an "ambassador without portfolio"). In addition, he has acted as spokesman for the U.S. business and financial community and the New York City business community to United States Presidents on several notable occasions, notably the occasion of [[New York City]]'s budgetary crisis of 1975.

A lifelong [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] and party contributor, like his father in the dynastic line, he is a committed member of the moderate "Rockefeller Republicans" that arose out of the political ambitions and public policy stance of his brother Nelson. In 2006 he teamed up with former [[Goldman Sachs]] executives and others to form a fund-raising group based in Washington, ''Republicans Who Care'', that supported moderate Republican candidates over more ideological contenders.<ref>[http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a9_JqgSLvSgo Bloomberg.com, news archive]</ref>

== Bilderberg, Council on Foreign Relations and Trilateral Commission ==
A lifelong globalist, due to the strong influence of his father, he had at an early age further spread his connections when he was invited to attend the inaugural elitist [[Bilderberg Group]] meetings, starting with the Holland gathering in 1954. He has been a consistent attendee through the decades and has been a member of the "steering committee", which determines the invitation list for the upcoming annual meetings. These have frequently included prominent national figures who have gone on to be elected as political leaders of their respective countries including Bill Clinton who first attended in 1991.

David Rockefeller joined the [[Council on Foreign Relations]] as its youngest-ever director in 1949 and subsequently became chairman of the board from 1970 to 1985; today he serves as honorary chairman.<ref>[http://www.cfr.org/bios/987/david_rockefeller.html "David Rockefeller: Honorary Chairman, Council on Foreign Relations"].</ref>

In 2002 Rockefeller authored his autobiography “Memoirs” wherein, on page 405," Mr. Rockefeller writes: “For more than a century ideological extremists at either end of the political spectrum have seized upon well-publicized incidents such as my encounter with Castro to attack the Rockefeller family for the inordinate influence they claim we wield over American political and economic institutions. Some even believe we are part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the United States, characterizing my family and me as "[[Internationalism_(politics)|internationalists]]" and of conspiring with others around the world to build a more integrated global political and economic structure - one world, if you will. If that's the charge, I stand [[guilty]], and I am proud of it."

Rockefeller maintains that, although Bilderberg's role is not to resolve disputes, because of the wide-ranging experience of the various attendees participants are 'free to report on what they have heard' to their respective heads of government.<ref>Involvement with Bilderberg&nbsp;&mdash; Ibid., (p.411-12)</ref>

It was a dissatisfaction with the failure of this group to include [[Japan]] that subsequently led to him forming the [[Trilateral Commission]] (TC) in July 1973, influenced by, among others, [[Zbigniew Brzezinski]], the [[National Security Advisor (United States)|National Security Advisor]] under Carter and the author of ''Between Two Ages: America's Role in the Technetronic Era'', published in 1970. They discussed forming the organization at a Bilderberg Group meeting in Belgium in 1972; Brzezinski subsequently became the inaugural United States director. The Commission also launched its own magazine, the ''Trialogue''.

It held the founding session of its Executive Committee in Tokyo in October, 1973. In May 1975, the first plenary meeting of all of the Commission's regional groups – North America, Europe and Japan, comprising some 300 members – took place in Kyoto. In its Third Annual Report, released in
mid-1976, the Commission noted that there was a "noticeably increased emphasis on trilateral ties as the cornerstone of American foreign policy".<ref>Details of the founding of the TC&nbsp;&mdash; see Banyan, ''The Proud Internationalist'', op.cit., (pp.48-50)</ref>

This Commission was to come under media scrutiny when it was later disclosed that Carter appointed 26 former Commission members (who must resign before taking up government positions) to senior positions in his Administration. Moreover, it also came out that Carter himself was a former Trilateral member. (The [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]] Administration, by contrast, had close to a dozen Commission members, including Clinton himself; both [[Gerald Ford]] and [[George Bush Sr.]] were also Trilateralists.)<ref>Members of Trilateral Commission&nbsp;&mdash; Ibid., (pp.417-18)</ref>

An important aspect of the Commission is their sending of delegations to visit foreign leaders. In 1989, to cite just one instance, Rockefeller visited the then [[USSR]] at the head of a high-powered Commission delegation which included Henry Kissinger, former French President [[Giscard d'Estaing]], former Japanese Prime Minister [[Yasuhiro Nakasone]], and ''William Hyland'', editor of the CFR's prestigious journal [[Foreign Affairs]]. In their meeting with [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], the delegation sought and received an explanation on how the USSR would integrate into the world economy. The information thus gained through such delegations is then relayed back in reports to both the TC members and, where appropriate, to United States political leaders.<ref>Foreign TC delegation visits Gorbachev in 1989&nbsp;&mdash; see Will Banyan ''The Proud Internationalist'', op. cit., (pp.17-18).</ref>

== The family estate: Pocantico ==
There are innumerable instances of prominent world leaders, kings, sheiks and presidents and other personages visiting Rockefeller at the vast family estate and its central mansion, in addition to visits to his own residence there, "Hudson Pines"&nbsp;&mdash; President [[Ronald Reagan]], to give just one example, stayed overnight at the family estate in 1986 (see [[Kykuit]]).<ref>Reagan visit to family estate&nbsp;&mdash; see ''[[New York Times]]'' (Times Select) archive.</ref>

The Kykuit area of the family estate is also the location of ''The Pocantico Conference Center'' of the [[Rockefeller Brothers Fund]] (RBF)&nbsp;&mdash; set up by David and his four brothers and one sister in 1940&nbsp;&mdash; which was created when the Fund leased the area from the ''National Trust for Historic Preservation'' in 1991. Known as the ''Playhouse'', it provides a setting where the Fund and other nonprofit organizations and public sector institutions can bring together people of diverse backgrounds and perspectives to engage in critical world issues.<ref>[http://www.rbf.org/grants/programs/poc.html Rockefellerbrothersfund.org, grants]</ref>

== Family patriarch ==
Following the deaths of his brothers, John D III in 1978, Nelson in 1979, and [[Laurance Rockefeller|Laurance]] in 2004, David became sole head of the family (with the important involvement of his son, [[David Rockefeller, Jr.|David Jr.]]), and hence of ''Room 5600'', the family office based on the 54 -56th floors of the landmark [[GE Building]] in [[Rockefeller Center]].

The legendary office, once known as the ''Office of the Messrs Rockefeller'', after shifting from [[Standard Oil]] headquarters at 26 Broadway in 1933, changed its name over the decades and is known formally today as ''Rockefeller Family and Associates''. It is the family seat for the handling of all the family's affairs, with hundreds of staff advisors and assistants assisting on the taxation, legal, accounting, real estate, investment and personal and philanthropic interests of all the members of the six-generation clan, numbering an estimated 150 direct blood relatives.

In addition, the prominent longtime Rockefeller-associated law firm of [[Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy]] (with [[John J. McCloy]] being the last named partner), located in the JP Morgan Chase headquarters building at One Chase Manhattan Plaza, has served as the family's longterm private legal advisors (and also serves as legal counsel for the Chase Bank) since the days of David's father. Historically, it has always had one or two senior representatives located within the family office.

David ensured that selected members of the fourth generation, known generically as the ''cousins'', also became directly involved in the family's institutions, including ''Room 5600'' and the [[Rockefeller Brothers Fund]], the principal foundation established in 1940 by the five brothers and their one sister. They also became involved in their own philanthropic organisation, formed in 1967 and primarily established by third-generation members, called the ''Rockefeller Family Fund''.

The collective power of the cousins was demonstrated in the mortgaging and subsequent sale in 1989 of [[Rockefeller Center]] to [[Mitsubishi]] Real Estate, in order to free up part of the family fortune to invest in more lucrative investments, which gave the burgeoning family members a greater share of the available income. The members have spread from New York and are now far more diverse in their interests. Nevertheless, overall family and institutional cohesion has been maintained to a remarkable degree (more so than any other late 19th century wealthy family).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE1D81039F936A35752C1A96F948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all|title=Philanthropy for the 21st Century|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|date=5 November 1989|accessdate=2008-03-23}}</ref> This cohesion is crucially maintained through ritual annual meetings held in June and December of each year at the "''Playhouse''" on the family estate at ''Pocantico'' (see [[Kykuit]]).

In 2000, Rockefeller presided over the final sale of [[Rockefeller Center]] to [[Jerry Speyer]]'s [[Tishman Speyer Properties]], along with the ''Crown family'' of Chicago, which ended the more than 70 years of direct family financial association with the landmark New York complex. It later turned out that he had a long association with Jerry Speyer through the [[Museum of Modern Art]], so there was still an enduring partnership in operation, though not directly financial in nature.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9A01EEDB1731F931A35755C0A9629C8B63 For connections to Jerry Speyer&nbsp;&mdash; see: New York's Cultural Power Brokers: ''[[New York Times]]'', June 2, 2004.]</ref>

In 2003, he served as "honorary member" of the Jury for the [[World Trade Center Site Memorial Competition]]. This was appropriate as he had created and chaired the original ''Downtown-Lower Manhattan Association'' in 1960 that had initiated the Center, along with major backing from his brother, [[Nelson Rockefeller]], who was the [[New York Governor]] at the time, as well as with the New York power broker at the time, [[Robert Moses]].<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F02E2DD1F3FF93BA3575AC0A9649C8B63 The Height of Ambition], ''[[New York Times]]'' September 8, 2002: The genesis of the World Trade Center Twin Towers.</ref>

Rockefeller has always limited his giving to institutions directly or indirectly related to the family; for example, in 2005, at age ninety, he gave $100 million to the Museum of Modern Art and $100 million to [[Rockefeller University]], two of the most prominent family institutions; as well as $10 million to [[Harvard]] and $5 million to [[Colonial Williamsburg]]. In 2006, he pledged $225 million to the [[Rockefeller Brothers Fund]] upon his death, the largest gift in the Fund's history. The money will be used to create the ''David Rockefeller Global Development Fund'', to support projects that improve access to health care, conduct research on international finance and trade, fight poverty, and support sustainable development, as well as to a program that fosters dialogue between Muslim and Western nations.<ref>[http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aHnF.V2ikeIY&refer=home Bloomberg.com] [http://www.rbf.org/2005%20Annual%20Report/Chronicle%20of%20Philanthropy.pdf Rockefellerbrothersfund.org]</ref>
The ''[[New York Times]]'' estimated in November, 2006 that his total charitable donations amount to $900 million over his lifetime, a figure that was substantiated by a monograph on the family's overall benefactions, entitled ''The Chronicle of Philanthropy''.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/21/nyregion/21mbrfs-MANHATTANARO_BRF.html?ex=1165813200&en=2e5c9cb9be90141d&ei=5070 Newyorktimes.com, New York Region][http://www.rbf.org/2005%20Annual%20Report/Chronicle%20of%20Philanthropy.pdf Rockefellerbrothersfund.org, Chronicle of Philanthropy (pdf)]</ref>

== Wealth and hobbies ==
Rockefeller's hobbies include having a lifelong interest in [[entomology]] (beetle collecting: he has discovered around a dozen new species that carry the name "Rockefelleri"), as well as being a frequent sailor on his private yacht, having been taught how to sail by [[John J. McCloy]] as a boy. He possesses a famous [[Rolodex]] in his office in ''Room 5600'', which he started in the 1940s. It is described as a unique, massive four-foot-by-five-foot Ferris wheel contraption, containing up to 150 thousand entries of the most powerful people in the world.<ref>Description of Rolodex&nbsp;&mdash; ''[[Forbes Magazine]]'' article, ''A Wealth of Names'', January 10, 2000. (See External Links)</ref>

His [[net wealth]] is estimated at 2.5 billion dollars, ranking him within the 300 richest billionaires in the world.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/10/Rank_13.html Forbes.com, 2006 billionaires list]</ref> Initially, most of his wealth had come to him via the family Trusts that his father had set up, which were administered by Room 5600 and the Chase Bank. In turn, most of these Trusts were held as shares in the successor companies of [[Standard Oil]], as well as diverse real estate investment partnerships, such as the expansive [[Embarcadero Center]] in San Francisco, which he later sold for considerable profit, retaining only an indirect stake. In addition, he is or has been a partner in various properties such as a {{convert|4000|acre|km2|sing=on}} resort development in the Virgin Islands and a cattle ranch in Argentina, as well as a {{convert|15500|acre|km2|sing=on}} sheep ranch in Australia.<ref>Investment partnerships in overseas properties&nbsp;&mdash; see William Hoffman, ''David: Report on a Rockefeller'', New York: Dell Publishing Co., Inc., 1971. (p.131)</ref>

Another major source of asset wealth is his formidable art collection, ranging from [[impressionist]] to [[postmodern]], which he developed through the interest of his mother [[Abby Aldrich Rockefeller|Abby]] and her establishment, with two associates, of the [[Museum of Modern Art]] in New York in 1929. He is not a collector of most modern art himself but, as chairman and honorary chairman, has never hindered MoMA's acquisition of the newer works. He has not bought paintings as investments but as lifelong possessions; he has donated many works to MoMA over the decades and more will go there after his death.<ref>Art collection and MoMA&nbsp;&mdash; ''Memoirs'', (pp. 442-62)</ref>

Wealth is also tied up in the successor companies to his grandfather's oil empire; as recently as 1998 he and other family members were still minority shareholders of the primary Standard Oil offshoot, [[Exxon Mobil]], and David was keeping tabs on the company's progress.<ref>Shares in Exxon Mobil&nbsp;&mdash; ''[[New York Times]]'' article, ''Big Oil: The Old Dynasty; An Oil Giant Would Lack A Rockefeller'', December, 1998. (See External Links)</ref>

His ''Memoirs'' were published in 2002, the first and only time a member of the six-generation clan has written an autobiography (royalties from the book go to charities that assist AIDS orphans and other needy children in South Africa). Notably, it was over ten years in the writing, with many personal staff in Room 5600 involved, including the family historian who supervised the project, ''Peter J. Johnson'', as well as ''Fraser P. Seitel'', a former head of public affairs at the Chase Bank and one of the premier public relations professionals in America. Seitel is the author of the acclaimed textbook ''The Practice of Public Relations'', and a senior counselor for the leading public relations firm ''Burson-Marsteller'', a division of [[WPP]], one of the world's largest communication services companies.<ref>Senior PR official collaborated on writing of his Memoirs&nbsp;&mdash; see ''Memoirs'' (Acknowledgments, p.499)</ref>

Despite its lengthy preparation, Rockefeller's ''Memoirs'' has been criticized for what it appears to omit; some critics maintain the book has "unanswered questions" on every page.<ref>[http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&endeca=1&isbn=0812969731&itm=6 Barnesandnoble.com, Booksearch]</ref> The full story of his life and ultimate influence cannot be known, as all his papers are held in the ''Rockefeller Archive Center'' at [[Kykuit]] and are not currently open to researchers or historians.<ref>[http://archive.rockefeller.edu/collections/family/ RAC archive collections]</ref>

Rockefeller donated $100 million to [[Harvard University]] in 2008, to date the largest single donation to the university by an alumnus.<ref>http://post.harvard.edu/alumninews/html/rockefeller.html</ref>

== Wife, children and residences ==
Rockefeller's principal residence is at "Hudson Pines", on the family estate in [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester County]]. He also has a Manhattan residence at East 65th Street, as well as a country residence (known as "Four Winds") at a farm in [[Livingston, New York]] ([[Columbia County, New York]]), where his wife raised [[Simmenthal]] beef cattle. He also maintains a summer home on Mount Desert Island off the [[Maine]] coast.

He married '''Margaret "Peggy" McGrath''' (1915&nbsp;&ndash; 1996) on [[September 7]] [[1940]]; she was the daughter of a partner in a prominent Wall Street law firm. They had six children:
#[[David Rockefeller, Jr.]] (b. [[July 24]] [[1941]])&nbsp;&mdash; Vice Chairman, [[Rockefeller Family & Associates]] (the family office, Room 5600); Chairman of [[Rockefeller Financial Services]]; Trustee of the [[Rockefeller Foundation]]; former Chairman of the [[Rockefeller Brothers Fund]] and [[Rockefeller & Co., Inc.]], among many other family institutions.
#Abby Rockefeller (b. 1943)&nbsp;&mdash; The eldest and most rebellious daughter, she was drawn to Marxism, was an ardent admirer of [[Fidel Castro]] and briefly joined the [[Socialist Workers Party]]. {{fact|date=November 2007}} An environmentalist and ecologist, and an active supporter of the Women's Liberation movement, she also funded ''[[Ramparts]]'', a left-wing magazine.
#Neva Rockefeller Goodwin (b. 1944)&nbsp;&mdash; Economist and philanthropist. She is Director of the [[Global Development and Environment Institute]]; Trustee and Vice Chair of the [[Rockefeller Brothers Fund]] and Director of the [[Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors]].
#[[Peggy Dulany]] (b. 1947)&nbsp;&mdash; Founder of the [[Synergos Institute]] in 1986; Board member of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]]; serves on the Advisory Committee of the [[David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies]] at [[Harvard University]].
#Richard Rockefeller (b. 1949)&nbsp;&mdash; A physician and philanthropist; chairman of the United States advisory board of the international aid group [[Doctors Without Borders]]; Trustee and Chair of the [[Rockefeller Brothers Fund]].
#[[Eileen Rockefeller Growald]] (b. 1952)&nbsp;&mdash; Venture philanthropist; Founding Chair of [[Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors]], established in New York City in 2002.

As of 2002, he had ten grandchildren: (by David) Ariana, Camilla; (by Neva) David, Miranda; (by Peggy) Michael; (by Richard) Clay, Christopher, Rebecca; (by Eileen) Danny and Adam.

One of his granddaughters, Miranda Duncan (born 1971), came to media attention in April 2005, when she publicly resigned, without disclosing reasons, from her position as a senior investigator for the UN Iraq [[Oil-for-Food]] corruption Probe, conducted by [[Paul Volcker]], into the possible involvement of [[Kofi Annan]] and his son.<ref>[http://www.defenddemocracy.org/research_topics/research_topics_show.htm?doc_id=274228&attrib_id=9059 Defenddemocracy.org, research topics] "[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/21/international/middleeast/21nations.html Two Resign Over U.N. Oil-for-Food Inquiry]", [[The New York Times]], accessed [[23 March]], [[2008]].</ref>


=== Critical reception ===
== Some positions held/institutions founded during his lifetime ==
* Chairman/Honorary Chairman of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]] (Chairman: (1970-1985);
* Chairman of the [[Chase Manhattan Bank]] (1969-1981);
* Founder and North American Chairman (1977-1991), Honorary Chairman of the [[Trilateral Commission]];
* A U.S. founding member, life member, and member of the Steering Committee of the [[Bilderberg Group]] (1954-);
* Founding Chairman of the ''Partnership for New York City'' (PFNYC) (1979-1988);
* Board Director, [[Goodrich Corporation|B. F. Goodrich & Co.]] (1956-64), ''Punta Alegre Sugar Corp''., [[The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States]] (1960-65);
* Chairman/Chairman Emeritus of the [[Museum of Modern Art]] (1948-, Chairman: 1962-1972, 1987-1993);
* Founder and Chairman/Honorary Chairman of the [[Council of the Americas]] (1963-);
* Honorary Chairman and Life Trustee of [[The Rockefeller University]] (Chairman: 1950-1975);
* Trustee/Life Trustee of the [[University of Chicago]] (1947-1962, 1966-);
* Director of the [[Peterson Institute]] (Formerly: ''The Institute for International Economics'');
* President and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the ''Harvard College Board of Overseers'' (1954-1960, 1962-1968);
* President of the ''Board of Overseas Study'' at Harvard University;
* Member, American Friends of the [[London School of Economics]];
* Co-founder and Chairman of the ''Chase International Advisory Committee''';
* Chairman, ''Chase International Investment Corporation'' (1961-1975);
* Class A Director of the [[Federal Reserve Bank of New York]];
* Leading member of the ''Russian-American Bankers Forum'' (1992);
* Chairman of the ''New York Chamber of Commerce and Industry'';
* Director of the New York ''Clearing House'' (1971-1978);
* Founder and Chairman of the ''Center for Inter-American Relations'' (CIAR) (Cultural adjunct of the Council of the Americas, 1965);
* Founder and Chairman/Honorary Chairman of the ''Americas Society'';
* Co-founder of the ''Chairman's Latin American Advisory Council'';
* Founder of the ''Forum of the Americas'';
* Honorary Chairman of the ''Japan Society'';
* Chairman of the ''Downtown-Lower Manhattan Association'';
* Director of the ''World Trade Center Memorial Foundation'';
* Co-founder of ''The Business Committee for the Arts'' (BAC) (1967);
* Chairman of ''Morningside Heights, Inc''.;
* Board member of the ''Westchester County Planning Commission'';
* Board member of the ''Commerce Committee for the Alliance for Progress'' (1961);
* Founder of the ''Emergency Committee for American Trade'';
* Director of the ''Overseas Development Council'';
* Director of ''American Overseas Finance Corporation'';
* Member of Reagan's ''President's Commission on Executive Exchange'' (1981);
* Director of the ''US-USSR Trade and Economic Council'';
* Vice-Chairman of the ''Advisory Council for U.S.-China Trade'';
* Founder of the ''Emergency Committee on American Trade'' (ECAT);
* Vice-Chairman of the ''Advisory Council on Japan-United States Economic Relations'';
* Chairman of the ''U.S. Advisory Committee on Reform of the International Monetary System'';
* Founding member/Honorary member of the ''Commission on White House Fellows'' (1964-1965);
* A Trustee of the [[John F. Kennedy Library]];
* An Honorary Trustee and Chairman of the Executive Committee of [[International House of New York]];
* A Trustee of the [[Carnegie Endowment for International Peace]] (1947-1960);
* Primary Founder/U.S. Executive Committee, [[Dartmouth Conference]];
* Founder and Chairman of the [[International Executive Service Corps]] (IESC) (Chairman: 1964-1968);
* Co-founder of the ''Synergos'' affiliated ''Global Philanthropists Circle'';
* Honorary Advisor/International Advisor of [[Praemium Imperiale]];
* Member of the ''Peace Parks Foundation'';
* Trustee of ''Historic Hudson Valley'' (1981-);
* Chairman of the ''Stone Barns Restoration Corporation'';
* Chairman of ''Rockefeller Financial Services'';
* Chairman, The [[Rockefeller Group]] Inc. (1983-1995);
* Chairman, Rockefeller Center Properties Inc. (1985-1992);
* Co-founder and Advisory Trustee of the [[Rockefeller Brothers Fund]] (RBF) (1940) (Chairman: 1981-1987);
* Co-founder and Honorary Trustee of the ''Rockefeller Family Fund'' (RFF) (1967);
* President of his father's ''Sealantic Fund'';
* Founder of the ''David Rockefeller Fund'' (1989);
* Founded and funded the ''David Rockefeller Global Development Fund'' (RBF) (2006);
* Founded the ''David Rockefeller Graduate Program'' at [[Rockefeller University]];
* Co-founded, funded and on the Advisory Committee of the ''[[David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies]]'' ([[David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies|
DRCLAS]]) at [[Harvard]] (1994-).
(Sources: ''Who's Who 2006'', 158th Annual Edition, London: A & C Black Publishers Ltd; Rockefeller Archive Center Web site: Biographical details; Will Banyan, ''The Proud Internationalist'', (PDF, 2006), Martin Frost Web site; William Hoffman, ''David: Report on a Rockefeller'', 1971; ''Memoirs'', 2002.)


Overall, ''No More Heroes'' has received positive reviews. The game received a 34/40 from [[Famitsu]]. [[GameSpot]] gave it an Editor's Choice Award, praising the unique story, gameplay, and sense of humor.<ref name="GSpot" /> X-Play gave the game 5 out of 5, citing "exceptional writing, sharp satire, satisfying game progression, unique visual style, intuitive controls, and a catchy and distinctive soundtrack. Xplay also called it the third best game and best Wii game released in the first half of 2008"<ref name="Xscore">{{cite web |url=http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/reviews/1699/No_More_Heroes.html |title=No More heroes review |accessdate=2008-01-27 |last=Keil |first=Matt |publisher=[[X-Play]]}}</ref> Cheat Code Central called the game "a must-buy blast that out-shines all other third-party Wii titles to date."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cheatcc.com/wii/rev/nomoreheroesreview.html |title=No More Heroes review |accessdate=2008-01-27 |last=Cabral |first=Matt}}</ref> GamePro magazine also praised ''No More Heroes'' with a Game of the Month Award and Editor's Choice award, saying "The entries for the best new character of 2008 are closed here's your winner (Travis Touchdown)" and that the game "easily ranks among the Wii's finest titles."<ref name="Proscore">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/wii/games/reviews/157808.shtml |title=Review: No More Heroes for Wii |last=Rudden |first=Dave |accessdate=2008-01-27 |publisher=[[GamePro]]}}</ref> [[Gametrailers.com]], although reviewing the game positively, found its open world to be somewhat limited,<ref name="GTscore">{{cite web |url=http://www.gametrailers.com/gamereview.php?id=3242 |title=No More Heroes: Reviews, Trailers, and Interviews |accessdate=2008-01-27 |publisher=GameTrailers}}</ref> an assessment shared by [[IGN]], who went even further, claiming it ground an otherwise exciting game to a dead halt.<ref name="IGNscore">{{cite web |url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/846/846921p1.html |title=No More Heroes Review |accessdate=2008-01-27 |author=Bozon |publisher=[[IGN]] }}</ref> Despite awarding the game a less positive review than others, IGN awarded it "Game of the Month" for January, calling it a "must-play" despite its flaws. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/849/849020p1.html |title=January 2008 |accessdate=2008-02-02 |author=Bozon |work=Game of the Month }}</ref> ''[[Game Informer]]'' gave it one of the lowest scores, stating that "the repetition and lack of substance behind the flash" was among the many problems they had with the game.<ref name="Game Informer"/>. [[Nintendo Power]] gave it an 8.0 out of 10<ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/wii/nomoreheroes?q=no%20more%20heroes No More Heroes (wii: 2008): Reviews<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> stating that "No More Heroes's zany charm and zest for excess go a long way to make up for its weaknesses and called it the 7th best Wii game."
== Some awards ==
*[[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] (1998);
*U.S. [[Legion of Merit]] (1945);
*U.S. Legion of Honor (1945);
*U.S. Army Commendation Ribbon (1945);
*[[Italian Order of Merit]];
*[[Order of the Sun]], Peru;
*Order of the Cedar, Lebanon;
*[[Order of the Crown (Belgium)]];
*National Order of Ivory Coast;
*[[Order of the Aztec Eagle]], Mexico;
*[[Order of the Southern Cross]], Brazil;
*Order of Francisco de Miranda, Venezuela;
*Order of Humane African Redemption, Liberia;
*Medal of honor of the St. Nicholas Society;
*Charles Evans Hughes award NCCJ, (1974);
*George C. Marshall Foundation Award (1999);
*Andrew Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy (2001);
*Scroll of Honor of the Municipal Art Society;
*The Grand Croix of the Légion d'honneur (2000);
*Duncan Phillips Medal]] from The Phillips Collection;
*C. Walter Nichols Award, [[New York University]] (1970);
*Grand Cordon, Order of Scared Treasure, Japan (1991);
*[[Bundesverdienstkreuz|Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit]], Germany;
*[[Order of the White Elephant]] and [[The_Most_Noble_Order_of_the_Crown_of_Thailand|Order of the Crown (Thailand)]];
*World Brotherhood Award, [[Jewish Theological Seminary]] (1953);
*Award of Merit from the American Institute of Architects (1965);
*Honorary degree, [[Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México]] (2006);
*Medal of Honor for City Planning, [[American Institute of Architects]] (1968);
*World Monuments Fund's Hadrian Award (For preservation of Art and Architecture) (1994);
*National Institute of Social Sciences Gold Medal Award (1967&nbsp;&mdash; awarded to all 5 brothers);
*[[United States Council for International Business]] (USCIB) International Leadership Award (1983);
*The Hundred Year Association of New York's Gold Medal Award: "In recognition of outstanding contributions to the City of New York" (1965).


=== Sales ===
== David Rockefeller awards and study programs ==
*The ''David Rockefeller Studies Program'', the primary "think tank" at the ''Council on Foreign Relations'' (CFR) in New York;
*The ''Centennial David Rockefeller Award for Extraordinary Service'' at Rockefeller University;
*The ''David Rockefeller Fellows Program'' at the ''Partnership for New York City'' (PFNYC) (From 1989);
*The ''David Rockefeller International Leadership Award'';
*The ''David Rockefeller Lecture'' of the ''Business Committee for the Arts'' (BCA) (From 1997);
*The ''David Rockefeller Award'' of the ''Museum for Modern Art'' (MoMA) (awarded annually for contributions to Culture and the Arts) (From 1997);
*The ''David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Awards'' (annually by the ''Synergos Institute'': ''University for a Night''&nbsp;&mdash; Rockefeller first honoree in 2003).


For the Japanese release, a poorly attended launch event for the game was held on [[December 6]], [[2007]] at [[Akihabara]]'s Sofmap Amusement featuring both Suda51 and Wada Yasuhiro signing copies of the games and giving away premiums. After 20 minutes passed without any purchases, a ''Famitsu'' reporter had a copy signed while others took photos.<ref>{{cite web|last= Ashcraft| first= Brian |url=http://kotaku.com/gaming/suda51/mini+skirt-or-not-no-more-customers-331771.php |title=Mini-Skirt or Not, No More Customers|date= [[2007-12-10]] |accessdate=2007-12-10 |publisher=[[Kotaku]]}}</ref> ''No More Heroes'' sold approximately 10,000 copies on its first day of release in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ameblo.jp/sinobi/entry-10059010116.html |title=DS「テイルズ オブ イノセンス」初日で約7.5万本を販売、他|language = Japanese |date= [[2007-12-07]] |accessdate=2007-12-13 |publisher=忍之閻魔帳}}</ref>
== Publications ==
*''Unused Resources and Economic Waste'', Doctoral dissertation, University of Chicago Press, 1941;
*''Creative Management in Banking'', "Kinsey Foundation Lectures" series, New York: McGraw-Hill, 1964;
*''New Roles for Multinational Banks in the Middle East'', Cairo, Egypt: General Egyptian Book Organization, 1976;
*{{cite book |title=Memoirs |publisher=Random House |location=New York |year=2002 |isbn=0-679-40588-7}}


Suda51 expressed disappointment in the Japanese sales of the game, saying that only Nintendo is doing well in regard to the Wii's success because of its adoption by [[casual gamer]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=179648 |title=Suda 51: Third party Wii games aren't selling |accessdate=2008-01-17 |date=2008-01-16 |publisher=Computer and Video Games }}</ref> He later retracted his comment, saying his "point was that ''No More Heroes'', unlike a lot of Nintendo Wii titles currently available is the kind of product which will attract a different kind of consumer to the hardware, ''i.e.'' gamers who are looking for a different genre to the products which have been successful on this platform thus far."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grasshopper.co.jp/ |title=Suda 51: Retracted Comment |accessdate=2008-01-21 |date=2008-01-20 |publisher=Grasshopper Manufacture}}</ref>
== Clubs ==
* [[Century Club]] (Also known as ''The Century Association''), New York;*
* ''Harvard Club'', New York;*
* ''River Club'', New York;*
* ''Knickerbocker Club'', New York;*
* ''Links Club'', New York;*
* ''University Club'', New York;*
* ''Recess Club'', New York;*
* ''Economic Club of New York'';
* ''New York Yacht Club'';*
* [[Alfalfa Club]], Washington;
* [[Bohemian Club]], San Francisco&nbsp;&mdash; Rockefeller and his son, [[David Rockefeller, Jr.|David Jr.]], are members of the ''Stowaway Camp'' in the [[Bohemian Grove]].
(*Source: ''Who's Who 2006'', 158th Annual Edition, London: A & C Black Publishers Ltd)


Shortly after No More Heroes's European release, PAL publisher Rising Star raved about its sales, with manager Martin Defries proclaiming:


<blockquote> "We are weeping with delight. Especially as sales should improve further with the TV campaign moving up a gear from tonight. It is a verification of all the posturing and ambitious claims made these past months. I think a 'told you so' would be apt at some point.
Thanks to Nintendo and the Wii console. Thanks to Mastertronic for their sales efforts and all our retail partners. Most of all thanks to Grasshopper for the greatest of products"


</blockquote> <ref>[http://www.mcvuk.com/news/29950/Rising-Star-enjoys-Wii-chart-success Rising Star enjoys Wii chart success - www.mcvuk.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
== Bibliography ==
*''Memoirs'', David Rockefeller, New York: Random House, 2002.
*''David: Report on a Rockefeller'', William Hoffman, New York: Lyle Stuart, 1971. (The only existing biography)
'''Significant mentions:'''
*''The Rockefeller Century: Three Generations of America's Greatest Family'', John Ensor Harr and Peter J. Johnson. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1988.
*''The Rockefeller Conscience: An American Family in Public and in Private'', John Ensor Harr and Peter J. Johnson, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992.
*''The Life of Nelson A. Rockefeller: Worlds to Conquer 1908-1958'', Cary Reich, New York: Doubleday, 1996.
*''Abby Aldrich Rockefeller: The Woman in the Family'', Bernice Kert, New York: Random House, 1993.
*''Those Rockefeller Brothers: An Informal Biography of Five Extraordinary Young Men'', Joe Alex Morris, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1953.
*''The Rockefellers: An American Dynasty'', Peter Collier and David Horowitz, New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1976.
*''The American Establishment'', Leonard Silk and Mark Silk, New York: Basic Books, Inc., 1980.
*''American Hegemony and the Trilateral Commission'', Stephen Gill, Boston: Cambridge University Press, Reprint Edition, 1991.
*''The Chase: The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., 1945-1985'', John Donald Wilson, Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1986.
*''Wriston: Walter Wriston, Citibank, and the Rise and Fall of American Financial Supremacy'', Phillip L. Zweig, New York: Crown Publishers, 1995.
*''Paul Volcker: The Making of a Financial Legend'', Joseph B. Treaster, New York: Wiley, 2004.
*''Financier: The Biography of André Meyer; A Story of Money, Power, and the Reshaping of American Business'', Cary Reich, New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1983.
*''Continuing the Inquiry: The Council on Foreign Relations from 1921 to 1996'', Peter Grose, New York: Council on Foreign Relations: 1996.
*''Imperial Brain Trust: The Council on Foreign Relations and United States Foreign Policy'', Laurence H. Shoup, and William Minter, New York: Authors Choice Press, (Reprint), 2004.
*''Cloak of Green: The Links between Key Environmental Groups, Government and Big Business'', Elaine Dewar, New York: Lorimer, 1995.
*''The Shah's Last Ride'', William Shawcross, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989.
*''Divided We Stand: A Biography of New York City's World Trade Center'', Eric Darton, New York: Basic Books, 1999.
*''The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York'', Robert Caro, New York: Random House, 1975.
*''The Rich and the Super-Rich: A Study in the Power of Money Today'', Ferdinand Lundberg , New York: Lyle Stuart; Reprint Edition, 1988.
*''Global Manipulators: The Bilderberger Group... The Trilateral Commission... Covert Power Groups of the West'', Robert Eringer, New York: Pentacle Books, 1980.
*''Interlock: The untold story of American banks, oil interests, the Shah's money, debts, and the astounding connections between them'', Mark Hulbert, New York: Richardson & Snyder; 1st edition, 1982.
*''The Money Lenders: Bankers and a World in Turmoil'', Anthony Sampson, New York: Viking Press, 1982.
*''The Chairman: John J. McCloy&nbsp;&mdash; The Making of the American Establishment'', Kai Bird, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992.


== See also ==
===Sequel===
[[Goichi Suda]] was quoted as saying that if the game did well he would create a sequel.{{Fact|date=October 2008}} He made good on his promise by officially announcing a sequel called [[No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle]] during the 2008 [[Tokyo Game Show]].<ref>http://www.gametrailers.com/player/41032.html</ref> The sequel will be released for the Wii console as its predecessor was.<ref name="Marvelous PDF">http://www.mmv.co.jp/common/images/var/ir_news/232/081009TGS2008.pdf</ref>
*[[Chase Manhattan Bank]]
*[[Council on Foreign Relations]]
*[[Bilderberg Group]]
*[[Trilateral Commission]]
*[[Council of the Americas]]
*[[Chicago University]]
*[[Rockefeller Foundation]]
*[[Rockefeller Brothers Fund]]
*[[Rockefeller University]]
*[[Rockefeller Center]]
*[[World Trade Center]]
*[[Museum of Modern Art]]
*[[Asia Society]]
*[[Kykuit]]&nbsp;&mdash; The Rockefeller family estate (''Pocantico'')
*[[Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture]]
*[[Kissinger McLarty Associates]]
*[[Peterson Institute]] (Institute for International Economics)
*[[Corporatism]]


== Notes ==
==See also==
* [[List of No More Heroes characters|List of ''No More Heroes'' characters]]
{{reflist|2}}
* ''[[No More Heroes Original Sound Tracks]]''
* ''[[No More Heroes Sound Tracks: Dark Side]]''


=== References ===
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
*Forsythe, Michael, in Washington, ''"Rockefeller Republicans" Open Wallets to Back Party Moderates'', Bloomberg.com, October 17, 2006.
*Partnership for New York City (PFNYC) Web site&nbsp;&mdash; List of Board of Directors and their company affiliations.
*Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) Web site&nbsp;&mdash; Information on the Programs at the Pocantico Conference Center in Kykuit.
*Strom, Stephanie, ''[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F04E0DB1139F933A25751C1A963958260 Last of the Big-Time Rockefellers]'', The New York Times Archive, December 10, 1995.
*Cole, Patrick, ''David Rockefeller Pledges $225 Million to Family Fund'', Bloomberg.com, November 20, 2006.
*Di Mento, Maria and Ian Wilhelm, ''Continuing a Giving Tradition: David Rockefeller announces a $225-million pledge'', The Chronicle of Philanthropy, RBF Web site, November 20, 2006.
*Strom, Stephanie, ''[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/21/nyregion/21mbrfs-MANHATTANARO_BRF.html Manhattan: A Rockefeller Plans a Huge Bequest]'', The New York Times Archive, November 21, 2006.
*Forbes.com, ''The World's Richest People'', page 13, List for 2006.
*Butler, Desmond O., ''Two U.N. Oil-for-Food Probers Resign'', The Washington Times, April 21, 2005, on the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies Web site; ''Two Resign Over U.N. Oil-for-Food Inquiry'', The New York Times Archive, April 21, 2005.
*Barnes and Noble Web site: Selected Book Reviews of David Rockefeller's ''Memoirs'', 2002.
*The Rockefeller Archive Center, ''Collections: Rockefeller Family Archives; Contents'', RAC Web site, 2006.


== External links ==
==External links==
* [http://www.nomoreheroesgame.com/ Official American website]
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* [http://www.risingstargames.com/nomoreheroes/ Official European website]
'''General'''
* [http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/game/wii/nomoreheroes/ Official Japanese website]
*[http://archive.rockefeller.edu/bio/david.php The Rockefeller Archive Center (RAC): Selected Biography] Contains an overview of his life, achievements and membership in organisations.
* [http://nomoreheroes.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Unofficial English wiki]
*[http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/third_section/The_Proud_Internationalist_2006.pdf ''The "Proud Internationalist": The Globalist Vision of David Rockefeller''] This research paper by Will Banyan (pdf, 88 pages, 2006) contains an extensively annotated overview of his life, political involvement and promotion of the [[New world order|New World Order]].
* [http://www12.atwiki.jp/nomoreheroes/ Unofficial Japanese wiki]
*[http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/rockefeller.1.html Rockefeller Internationalism] ''[[Nexus Magazine]]'' 6 Part series on the Rockefeller family and the New World Order, by Will Banyan, 2002, 2003.
* [http://wii.ign.com/objects/827/827358.html ''No More Heroes''] at [[IGN]]
*[http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/rockefeller.6.html Nexus Magazine&nbsp;&mdash; Will Banyan article, 2003] Contains information on selected members of the family up to the fourth-generation.
* [http://gamepro.com/nintendo/wii/41735/info.shtml ''No More Heroes''] at [[GamePro]]
*[http://rockpa.org/ideas_and_perspectives/ ''An Entrepreneurial Spirit: Three Centuries of Rockefeller Family Philanthropy''] This monograph (pdf, 2005) contains a history and philosophy of Rockefeller philanthropy, organized by the ''Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors'' (RPA), set up by various family members in 2002.
* [http://wii.gamespy.com/wii/heroes/ ''No More Heroes''] at [[GameSpy]]
*[http://www.rbf.org/ Rockefeller Brothers Fund Official Web site] Details the regular conferences held by the Fund at the family estate of ''Pocantico''.
* [http://www.gamestats.com/objects/827/827358/ ''No More Heroes''] at [[GameStats]]
*[http://www.rbf.org/publications/Annual%20Report_2004.pdf RBF 2004 Annual Report: Philanthropy for an Interdependent World (pdf)]
* [http://www.gamelemon.com/review_20113.jsp ''No More Heroes Review''] at [[GameLemon]]
*[http://www.pfnyc.org/founder.html Partnership for New York City (PFNYC) Web site: The Founder] Brief biographical details on the ''PFNYC'' Web site, originally founded and chaired by Rockefeller in 1979.
*[http://www.pfnyc.org/partners_list.html List of Partner Companies of the PFNYC]
*[http://www.synergos.org/universityforanight/03/remarks.htm Ted Turner: Presenting The Synergos Institute's Annual Award for Outstanding Leadership in Bridging Divides to David Rockefeller]
*[http://www.cfr.org/about/history/cfr/ CFR Web site&nbsp;&mdash; Continuing the Inquiry: The Council on Foreign Relations from 1921 to 1996] Contains details of both David's and the [[Rockefeller Foundation]]'s long associations with the Council.
*[http://www.augustreview.com/index.php?module=pagesetter&func=viewpub&tid=4&pid=11 The August Review: The World Bank] Details the Rockefeller and Chase Bank connections to four [[World Bank]] presidents.
*[http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=155824 JP Morgan Chase: October 12, 2005 News Release] Contains the members of the Morgan Chase Bank's ''International Council'' as of 2005, with George Shultz as Chairman.
*[http://www.iesc.org/iescwebsite2.nsf/0/4659A2805C6E9B10852571C700733C9A?OpenDocument International Executive Service Corps] Founded by Rockefeller in 1964.
*[http://home.planet.nl/~reijd050/organisations/introduction/PEHI_David_Rockefeller_bio.htm Project for the Exposure of Hidden Institutions (PEHI): Biographical details] Contains an overview of positions held during his lifetime.
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVF3q1go_8Q Short C-Span Video on YouTube of a Council on Foreign Relations address by Dick Cheney] Details Rockefeller's links to, and promotion of, the [[Free Trade Area of the Americas]] (FTAA).
*[http://www.stoptheftaa.org/gallery/davidrockefeller.html Stop the FTAA Web site of the John Birch Society] Details Rockefeller's involvement in the founding and support of the FTAA.
*[http://www.trilateral.org/membship/bios/dr.htm Short biography] A brief biography at the Trilateral Commission Web site.
'''Articles'''
*[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F02E2DD1F3FF93BA3575AC0A9649C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=7 ''The Height of Ambition''], ''[[New York Times]]'' (NYT) article of September 8, 2002, detailing the original idea for the World Trade Center from Rockefeller, with the involvement of Robert Moses and Nelson.
*[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9A01EEDB1731F931A35755C0A9629C8B63 ''New York's Cultural Power Brokers''] NYT article on [[Jerry Speyer]] of [[Tishman Speyer Properties]] and his connections to Rockefeller.
*[http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/sept11/features/5425/ ''The Power of Partnership''] 2001 ''[[New York Magazine]]'' article on the ''Partnership for New York City'' (''PFNYC''), mentioning both Bill and Hillary Clinton.
*[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9800E5D6123BF930A35751C1A96E958260 ''Big Oil: The Old Dynasty; An Oil Giant Would Lack A Rockefeller''] December, 1998 NYT article interviewing Rockefeller and mentioning his shares in [[Exxon Mobil]].
*[http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aHnF.V2ikeIY&refer=home ''David Rockefeller Pledges $225 Million to Family Fund'' (RBF)] A November 20, 2006 ''[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]''.com press report.
*[http://www.defenddemocracy.org/research_topics/research_topics_show.htm?doc_id=274228&attrib_id=9059 ''Two U.N. Oil-for-Food Probers Resign''] ''[[Washington Times]]'' article on granddaughter ''Miranda Duncan'', on the Foundation for Defense of Democracies Web site.
*[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,922132,00.html ''The Change at David's Bank''] ''[[Time Magazine]]'' article, September 1, 1980.
*[http://www.forbes.com/archive/forbes/2000/0110/6501070a.html;jsessionid=abcPjznvmcg9gb13uzf7q?token=OCBOb3YgMjAwNiAwMjoyODo0MCArMDAwMA%3D%3D ''A Wealth of Names''] ''[[Forbes Magazine]]'' article (Subscription), January 10, 2000; describes his Rolodex.
*[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E03E4D6163AF933A15753C1A9649C8B63 ''Born to be Mild''] A review of ''Memoirs'' in the ''[[New York Times]]''.
*[http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/02_44/b3806032.htm ''The Power and the Privilege''] A review of ''Memoirs'' in ''[[Business Week]].''
*[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F04E0DB1139F933A25751C1A963958260 ''Last of the Big-Time Rockefellers''] December, 1995 NYT article outlining the final decision on the family's finances and fate of Rockefeller Center in the hands of the five trustees on the Trust Committee earlier established by the family.
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/09/nyregion/09rockefeller.html ''Turning 90, a Rockefeller Gives the Presents; Millions to University and the Museum of Modern Art''] June, 2005 NYT article stating that Rockefeller's total benefactions over his lifetime amount to more than half a billion dollars (since acknowledged as amounting to about $900 million).


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No More Heroes
File:No More Heroes.jpg
North American boxart
Developer(s)Grasshopper Manufacture
Designer(s)Goichi Suda
Platform(s)Wii
Release


Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single player

No More Heroes (ノーモア★ヒーローズ, Nō Moa Hīrōzu) is an action video game for the Wii video game system. It was directed by Goichi Suda (known in Japan by the nickname Suda51), developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and published by Marvelous Interactive Inc., Spike, Ubisoft and Rising Star Games. The game was previously titled Heroes.[2]

The game is not a sequel to Suda51's earlier game, killer7, but an entirely original game running on a new engine. Though the two games have stylistic similarities, Suda51 has said that while killer7 focused on political issues, No More Heroes focuses on social ones.[3]

In a March 15, 2008 interview with Computer and Video Games, Suda51 revealed he would be interested in producing No More Heroes 2 for the Wii.[4]

On October 8, 2008 a sequel, to be called No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle, was revealed at TGS 2008. Being developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and published by Marvelous Interactive Inc. in Japan.[5] The sequel is being developed for the Wii and will be released in 2010.[6]

Gameplay

Throughout the game, the player controls the character Travis Touchdown. The game has a free roaming world,[7] allowing Travis to move around on foot or on his motorcycle, the "Schpeltiger".[8] Gameplay is open-ended, with the concession that the player must kill the top ten assassins in order to make the storyline progress. There are numerous part time job side quests to earn money which can be spent on weapons, training sessions, clothes and video tapes.

Control is handled through the Wii Remote and Nunchuk attachment, with the Remote controlling his weapon, the beam katana, and the Nunchuk moving Travis. Most attacks are performed using the "A" button, with certain other moves, including the "death blow" and sword lock struggles, executed by following on-screen instructions. Further, since the beam katanas run on batteries, they must be charged from time to time by pressing the "1" button on the remote and shaking it.[9] The beam katana can also be upgraded and replaced throughout the game by visiting Dr. Naomi. While the katana does not follow the exact position of the remote, it is able to distinguish between a "high" and "low" position which varies the character stance and the attacks done. In addition to attacks with the beam katana Travis can kick and punch, and when enemies are stunned he can throw them with a number of professional wrestling maneuvers, done by manipulating both the Wii Remote and Nunchuk.

Travis has a secondary mode, "Dark Side", that is accessed when three icons line up in a slot machine after a successful death blow.

Plot

The story follows Travis Touchdown, who is a stereotypical otaku – his motel room decorated with professional wrestling and anime collectibles – living in near poverty in the No More Heroes motel of the fictional town of Santa Destroy, California.[10] After winning a beam katana in an internet auction, he becomes a hitman. When he runs out of money to buy video games and wrestling videos he accepts a job to kill Helter Skelter, also known as "the Drifter," which earns him rank 11 by the United Assassins Association, a governing body of assassins. Realizing that he has now made himself a target for aspiring assassins, he sets out to secure himself the coveted position of number one hitman in the UAA.[2]

The Japanese version's instruction booklet, entitled the United Assassins Association Official Manual, contains a small manga which contained much of the backstory about the UAA and Travis' first kill. This manga was not included in the North American release of the game, but is available on the official website.[11]

Characters

Main article: List of characters in No More Heroes

Above Travis in the UAA are ten other assassins. The person that provides ranks and sets up matches for the assassins is Silvia Christel, a "mysterious" and "cold" woman.[12][13] Travis is aided by a weapons maker named Doctor Naomi, former pro-wrestler Thunder Ryu, and a drunk, Randall Lovikov.[12] Naomi sells beam katanas and upgrades for them, Ryu operates a gym and trains Travis - allowing him to increase his strength, combos and health for a small fee - and Lovikov is a drunken old man who teaches new maneuvers and techniques.

Development

No More Heroes was initially planned as an Xbox 360 game, until Yasuhiro Wada suggested the Wii and its unique control structure to director Suda51.[14] Suda has cited the film El Topo among the inspirations for No More Heroes.[8] In one interview he went so far as to say he would try to make it "as violent, or even more violent than Manhunt 2,"[7] a game that received an AO rating from the ESRB in its original form. A trailer shown at the March 2007 Game Developers Conference featured Travis Touchdown using the beam katana to decapitate or cut enemies in half, with copious amounts of blood being spilled.[15] Later videos featured clouds of black pixels and objects resembling coins spurting from enemies instead of blood.[16] it was later explained that the "black clouds" version would be released in Japan, while North America would receive the game with the previously seen blood.[17] Later, however, Suda51 decided to release the bloodless version in Europe as well.[18] In the North American version, the enemies are generally decapitated or split in half with large quantities of blood gushing from them. Overall, the two versions feature common enemies eventually burning away and a fountain of coins, with or without the inclusion of blood.

Yūsuke Kozaki, who has previously designed characters for Speed Grapher, designed the characters for No More Heroes.[19] Others on the team include costume designer Okama, who designed the OP for Densha Otoko, and weapons and mechanics designer Shigeto Koyama, who worked on Eureka Seven as an illustrator.

Music

The song "Heavenly Star" by Genki Rockets is used in many parts of the game. In the Japanese and European version, a music video of it can be watched on Travis' television, but it was replaced with the original Heroes trailer for the game in the North American version.

Soundtrack

Main article: No More Heroes Original Sound Tracks

The No More Heroes Original Sound Tracks, featuring all original compositions by music director Masafumi Takada, was released on January 23, 2008 in Japan. It contains 71 tracks spanning over a 3-disc set. A second, remix soundtrack entitled No More Heroes Sound Tracks: Dark Side was later released on March 14, 2008.

Most recently, The Outer Rim, a band featuring game composer Norihiko Hibino, released its self-titled debut album featuring an English drama using No More Heroes characters in a far future setting. The album can be purchased on CD Baby.

Reception

Critical reception

Overall, No More Heroes has received positive reviews. The game received a 34/40 from Famitsu. GameSpot gave it an Editor's Choice Award, praising the unique story, gameplay, and sense of humor.[26] X-Play gave the game 5 out of 5, citing "exceptional writing, sharp satire, satisfying game progression, unique visual style, intuitive controls, and a catchy and distinctive soundtrack. Xplay also called it the third best game and best Wii game released in the first half of 2008"[30] Cheat Code Central called the game "a must-buy blast that out-shines all other third-party Wii titles to date."[33] GamePro magazine also praised No More Heroes with a Game of the Month Award and Editor's Choice award, saying "The entries for the best new character of 2008 are closed here's your winner (Travis Touchdown)" and that the game "easily ranks among the Wii's finest titles."[25] Gametrailers.com, although reviewing the game positively, found its open world to be somewhat limited,[28] an assessment shared by IGN, who went even further, claiming it ground an otherwise exciting game to a dead halt.[29] Despite awarding the game a less positive review than others, IGN awarded it "Game of the Month" for January, calling it a "must-play" despite its flaws. [34] Game Informer gave it one of the lowest scores, stating that "the repetition and lack of substance behind the flash" was among the many problems they had with the game.[24]. Nintendo Power gave it an 8.0 out of 10[35] stating that "No More Heroes's zany charm and zest for excess go a long way to make up for its weaknesses and called it the 7th best Wii game."

Sales

For the Japanese release, a poorly attended launch event for the game was held on December 6, 2007 at Akihabara's Sofmap Amusement featuring both Suda51 and Wada Yasuhiro signing copies of the games and giving away premiums. After 20 minutes passed without any purchases, a Famitsu reporter had a copy signed while others took photos.[36] No More Heroes sold approximately 10,000 copies on its first day of release in Japan.[37]

Suda51 expressed disappointment in the Japanese sales of the game, saying that only Nintendo is doing well in regard to the Wii's success because of its adoption by casual gamers.[38] He later retracted his comment, saying his "point was that No More Heroes, unlike a lot of Nintendo Wii titles currently available is the kind of product which will attract a different kind of consumer to the hardware, i.e. gamers who are looking for a different genre to the products which have been successful on this platform thus far."[39]

Shortly after No More Heroes's European release, PAL publisher Rising Star raved about its sales, with manager Martin Defries proclaiming:

"We are weeping with delight. Especially as sales should improve further with the TV campaign moving up a gear from tonight. It is a verification of all the posturing and ambitious claims made these past months. I think a 'told you so' would be apt at some point.

Thanks to Nintendo and the Wii console. Thanks to Mastertronic for their sales efforts and all our retail partners. Most of all thanks to Grasshopper for the greatest of products"

[40]

Sequel

Goichi Suda was quoted as saying that if the game did well he would create a sequel.[citation needed] He made good on his promise by officially announcing a sequel called No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle during the 2008 Tokyo Game Show.[41] The sequel will be released for the Wii console as its predecessor was.[6]

See also

References

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  41. ^ http://www.gametrailers.com/player/41032.html

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