Eventually, Most People Felt Moma Had Filled

My Grandfather, Along With Carnegie, Was A Pioneer In Philanthropy, Which My Father Then Practiced On A Very Large Scale.

Some Even Believe We (the Rockefeller Family) Are Part Of A Secret Cabal Working Against The Best Interests Of The United States, Characterizing My Family And Me As '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.

Father Was The Eldest Son And The Heir Apparent, And He Set The Standard For Being A Rockefeller Very High, So Every Achievement Was Taken For Granted And Perfection Was The Norm.

They Decided To Establish A Museum Of Modern Art Where Works By Contemporary Artists Would Be Shown. Mother Was Viewed As A Very Progressive Person, And Not Everybody Liked The Paintings She Bought.

I Owe Much To Mother. She Had An Expert's Understanding, But Also Approached Art Emotionally.