Returns to public service Nelson Rockefeller
vice president nelson rockefeller (right) secretary of state henry kissinger, january 3, 1975. in 1956, created special studies project, major seven-panel planning group directed henry kissinger , funded rockefeller brothers fund, of president. ambitious study created define central problems , opportunities facing u.s. in future, , clarify national purposes , objectives. reports published individually released , republished in 1961 prospect america: rockefeller panel reports. the special studies project came national prominence release of military subpanel s report, principal recommendation massive military buildup counter then-perceived military superiority threat posed ussr. report released 2 months after october 1957 launch of sputnik, , recommendations endorsed eisenhower in january 1958 state of union address. this initial contact kissinger develop lifelong relationship; kissinger later described closest intellectual associate. period rockefeller employed kissinger funded part-tim